Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Final protective order — Sufficiency of evidence — Police officer testimony On March 5, 2021, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County held a Protective Order Hearing between the petitioner, Xochitl Gamez (“Mother”), and the respondent, David Lopez (“Father”). Read the ...

Domestic violence — Sexual abuse of child — Sufficiency of the evidence Brittney Hughes appeals the Circuit Court for Wicomico County’s grant of a final protective order against her, requested by Cynthia Cephas, on behalf of Hughes’s fouryear-old daughter, K.W. ...

Protective order — Hearing — Adequacy of notice This appeal arises from appellant Joshua Ruby’s (“J. Ruby”) motion to vacate a domestic violence protection order filed against him by his then-wife, appellee Shawna Ruby (“S. Ruby”). On March 31, 2017, ...

Domestic violence — Protective order — Corporal punishment Phillippe DeRosier appeals the Circuit Court for Harford County’s grant of a final protective order against him ordering him not to abuse, threaten to abuse, harass, or contact his wife, Aretha DeRosier, ...

Domestic violence — Petition for protection — Judicial notice In a domestic violence case, the Circuit Court for Frederick County entered a final protective order in favor of Kristina Schmidt (“Kristina”), the appellee, and against Matthew Schmidt (“Matthew”), her husband, ...

Domestic violence — De minimis conduct — Raising of hand and voice The Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, on April 29, 2016, entered a final protective order in favor of Miyuki Beringer (“Mrs. Beringer”) and against Robert Beringer (“Mr. ...

Domestic violence — Order of protection — Granted to wife but denied for husband The parties, Francisco Gali (“Appellant”) and Titi Hadila Gali (“Appellee”) are married and have two minor children in common, F.G. and I.G. On September 19, 2016, ...

Temporary restraining order — Motion to rescind — Deference to district court Colvin Bert’s ex-girlfriend sought a temporary protective order against him in the District Court for Howard County. The court granted a temporary order pending a hearing on a ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a federal law and its stiff prison terms aimed at people who have been convicted of repeated acts of domestic violence on Indian lands. The justices said in a unanimous decision that ...

MAYS LANDING, N.J. — A judge on Thursday dismissed domestic violence charges against Ray Rice, who was captured by a surveillance camera knocking his then-fiancee unconscious in a hotel elevator last year. Judge Michael Donio signed the order after the ...