Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child visitation — Supervised visitation — Abuse or neglect The Circuit Court for Kent County, sitting as a juvenile court, denied a motion by D.K. (“Father”), the appellant, for unsupervised visitation with K.L., his son. Father argues that the juvenile ...

Child custody — Sole legal custody — Abuse of discretion Samuel Snead (“Father”), the appellant, filed a petition to modify custody and a petition to modify child support against Anna Snead1 (“Mother”), the appellee, in the Circuit Court for Anne ...

Child custody — Motion to alter or amend — Material change in circumstances Moussa Moaadel (“Father”), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County denying his motion to alter or amend an order that granted, in part, ...

Child custody — Grandparents — De facto parents Darlene Rainey (“Grandmother”) and Lamont Adair (“Grandfather”) appeal the denial of their amended complaint seeking custody of M, their grandchild. Although M’s father (their son) had died, M’s mother is fit and ...

Child custody — Shared physical custody — Abuse of discretion In this case, appellant J.C. (“Mother”) challenges the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County’s award of joint physical custody of her son, R., to her and appellee R.M. (“Father”). Read ...

Child custody — Visitation — Transportation costs Lindsey Huff (“Mother”) filed, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, a petition for contempt alleging that Matthew Huff (“Father”) had failed to pay his court-ordered portion of the transportation costs Mother had ...

Child custody — Agreement — Duress, undue influence or fraudulent misrepresentation This appeal arises out of a divorce proceeding filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County by Mason Inko-Tariah1 , appellant, against Patience Okereke, appellee. On June 21, 2019, ...

Child custody — Modification — Notice Sayo Ebrahim (“Mother”), the appellant, challenges an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County holding her in civil contempt; modifying physical and legal custody of her minor child (“Child”) with ex-husband Taju ...

Child custody — Notice of appeal — Timeliness Alvin Pye, Jr., appellant, and Shaneka Aleong, appellee, are the co-parents of one minor child. On October 7, 2019, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County entered an order which, in pertinent part, ...

Child custody — Transfer of circuit courts — Convenience and interests of justice Vernon Leftridge, Jr., appellant, filed a complaint for custody against Niambi Kafi Heyward in the Circuit Court for Washington County, seeking custody of the parties’ minor child ...