Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Estates and trusts — Statute of Frauds — Testimony of disgruntled heir After a lengthy bench trial, the Circuit Court for Baltimore County found that James J. Dasher, appellant, had entered into a binding agreement with his wife, Edith B. ...

Estates and trusts — Claim for services rendered by decedent’s daughter — Presumption of gratuitous service Kelly Brown, appellant, appeals from an order issued by the Orphan’s Court for Montgomery County denying her petition for allowance of claim that was ...

Estates and trusts — Last will and testament — Creation of income or capital receipts Kimberly A. Morgan and Allen Frederick Yost appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Washington County, the Honorable Andrew F. Wilkinson presiding, that ...

Estates and trusts — Attorney’s fees — Calculation This case is about an award of counsel fees by the Orphans’ Court. The personal representative of an estate petitioned for the allowance of $103,174 in counsel fees to be paid by ...

Estates and trusts — Intestate succession — Relinquishment This case concerns competing claims to assets in the estate of Adam Brandon, who died intestate. The claimants are the decedent’s father and the decedent’s cousins. Although the laws of intestate succession ...

Estates and trusts — Frivolous appeal — Attorney’s fees This is the tenth appeal of appellants, Oxana Parikh and Namish Parikh, relating to the administration of the estate of Dr. Dinesh O. Parikh. Appellants challenge an order of the Circuit ...

Estates and trusts — Contingent beneficiary — Standing This intrafamily dispute involves the disposition of various assets upon the death of Mary S. Rayman, the matriarch of the Rayman family. According to Mary’s son, Wayne, his nephew, Joe III, improperly ...

Estates and trusts — Orphans’ court — Final judgment rule Lewis Burley (the “Decedent”) died in late 2017. Prior to his death, he was alleged to have handwritten a will requesting that his assets be distributed to Yvonne Dawkins. The ...

Estates and trusts — Personal representative — Petition to remove Sherrie Lynn Smith (“Smith”) appeals a decision of the Circuit Court for Frederick County upholding the denial of her Motion to Reconsider an Order dismissing her Petition to Remove Tammy ...

Estates and trust — Estate agreement — Personal labor Lynette Silverberg, appellant and an interested person in her father’s estate (the “Estate”), appeals an order of the Orphans’ Court for Montgomery County denying a portion of her Petition for Allowance ...