Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child custody — Change of schedule — Children’s best interests Appellant, Ariana Lecaj (“Mother”), and appellee, Fatlum Kojcini (“Father”), are the parents of two minor children, D.K., born in October 2018 in Maryland, and A.L., born in April 2021 in ...

Child custody — Joint custody — Willingness to converse with co-parent In this case, a father has appealed from an order, entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, granting sole physical and legal custody of his son to the ...

Child custody — Material change in circumstance — Judge’s failure to delineate change This case concerns a custody dispute between Daniel Perpignan, appellant (“Father”), and Lavetta Benemon, appellee (“Mother”), over their minor child (“Child”) born in August 2018. Read the ...

Child custody — Motion to modify — Consent agreement James Beck (“Father”), appellant, and Jennifer Farrell, f/k/a Jennifer Beck (“Mother”), appellee, are the divorced parents of three minor children. In the Circuit Court for Allegany County, Father moved to modify ...

Child custody — Visitation — Court’s decision-making authority This appeal arises out of a divorce proceeding involving Michael Sanchez (“Husband”), appellant, and Renee Sanchez (“Wife”), appellee. In December 2020, Wife filed in the Circuit Court for Caroline County a complaint ...

Child custody — Motion to modify — Material change in circumstances In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County erred in denying a petition to modify a child custody order because there ...

Child custody — De facto parent – -Knowing and voluntary consent In December 2019, appellee T.J. (“Grandmother”) filed for custody of her grandson, S.C., who was at that time in the sole custody of his mother (Grandmother’s daughter), appellant K.J. ...

Child custody — Motion to modify — Material change in circumstances Appellant Shenglin Wang (“Mother”) appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Howard County granting the motion to modify child custody filed by appellee Siu Wai Mak (“Father”) ...

Child custody — Sole legal custody to father — Child’s best interests This appeal arises from a child custody dispute in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. After a two-day trial, the court ordered shared physical custody and awarded sole ...

Child custody — Motion to modify — Child’s best interests This appeal concerns a custody modification dispute between Kelly Johnson (“Father”) and Loraine Kentner (“Mother”). Read the opinion