Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child custody — Modification — Tie-breaking authority Appellant Blyden Davis (“Father”) and appellee Toni Turner (“Mother”) are the parents of two children, Sa. and So. Father appeals from two orders of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County modifying a ...

Child custody — Motion to change — Mental-health evidence Alonzo Jackson appeals from the orders entered by the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County denying his contempt petition against Natasha Stepney, the mother of his three children, and his motion ...

Child custody — Motion to modify — Mootness This appeal arises from the dismissal by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County of an Amended Motion to Modify Custody and Visitation or for Access to Minor Child (the Amended Motion) filed ...

Child custody — Denial of contempt petition — Appealability This is an appeal from two orders of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City in which the court (1) denied appellant’s petition for an order of contempt and (2) granted appellee’s ...

Child custody — Child abuse — Sufficiency of evidence Lisa Bundy appeals from the final protective orders entered by the Circuit Court for Charles County awarding physical custody of her two minor children to their father, Shean Poole … Read ...

Child custody — Tie-breaking authority — Children’s best interests This appeal arises out of a divorce between Aris Compres (“Father”) and Luz Maria Campusano Charles (“Mother”). After a five-day bench trial, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County awarded joint ...

Child custody — Constructive civil contempt — Past violation Katelyn McMorrow (“Mother”) appeals from an order entered by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County finding her in constructive civil contempt of a child custody and access order governing access between ...

Child custody — Circuit court jurisdiction — Law of the case doctrine Starsha Sewell, appellant, and John Howard, appellee, are the parents of two minor children. On July 29, 2014, the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered an order ...

Child custody — Temporary custody order — Motion to dissolve Andrew P. (“Father”) filed, in the Circuit Court for Carroll County, an emergency petition to modify custody against Sarah S.M. (“Mother”) regarding the parties’ minor child, L.P. The court granted ...

Child custody — Character witness — Late disclosure This case arises out of a custody dispute over three minor children. On appeal, the father asks us to review whether the circuit court erred by (1) excluding his proffered character witness ...