Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

A prenuptial agreement can seem like something only high-profile people like Jeff Bezos – with his $138 billion fortune to protect – actually need. But prenups – contracts entered into before marriage that detail how assets will be divided in ...

RICHMOND, Va. — After finding that he filed multiple harassing and duplicative pro se lawsuits against his ex-wife, the Eastern District of Virginia has enjoined a D.C.-barred attorney from initiating any new actions against her without leave of court and ...

A former partner in a same-sex relationship is entitled to make her case for custody of a child with whom she shares no biological relationship under the equitable-parent doctrine, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled. Reversing a decision from the ...

Four former foster children who were allegedly abused by a Massachusetts couple will be paid $7 million under a settlement with the state. Lawyers for the four announced the settlement Friday afternoon. One of the four died before the settlement ...

The marriage rate in the United States has declined 60% over the last 50 years, prompting the question – is marriage still a priority? The generational group you identify with seems to say a lot about your opinion on matrimony. ...

The Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) at the University of Baltimore School of Law named Aubrey Edwards-Luce as its new executive director, bringing over 15 years of experience to the center. Edwards-Luce joined ...

Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud following the breakup of her marriage to a Taiwanese player who was also a star in the sport in his country. On Thursday, ...

The U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are making it difficult, and sometimes impossible for veterans to get infertility treatments, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday in federal courts in New York and Boston. The lawsuits seek to ...

BOSTON — An award-winning documentary filmmaker has already peeled back the curtain a tiny bit on child custody proceedings that have historically been shrouded in secrecy. Now, with the help of his legal adviser, he has his sights set on ...

The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld a judgment in favor of a lawyer in her suit against a former client to recover $12,907.92 for unpaid services. The defendant, Ashley L. Levesque, contacted plaintiff Karen A. Oliveira to obtain representation ...