Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

PORTLAND, Ore. — A federal judge last week appointed an outside expert to help Oregon end its practice of housing kids in foster care in hotels, years after the agency promised it would do so in a legal settlement. U.S. ...

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court broke new ground Monday in a dispute over parental rights, saying a woman can seek custody of her partner’s child who was born before their same-sex relationship ended. Carrie Pueblo has no biological ties ...

On June 15, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of The Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”), The Indian Child Welfare Act, Public Law 95-608 codified at 25 U.S.C. §§1901-1963 (1978), in the case of Haaland v. Brackeen, US ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif — California voters will decide in 2024 whether to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution, a chance for them to permanently remove an inactive ban on same-sex marriage that they approved in 2008. The ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The long, expensive court fight over the will of soul singer Aretha Franklin provides a cautionary tale for people who want to make sure their wishes are carried out after their death — and for their families. A ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court has denied the petition for reinstatement of a Minnesota attorney. While the attorney intended to resign his law license after being reinstated, and the justices agreed he underwent the requisite moral change for reinstatement, the court ...

PONTIAC, Mich. — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month that a Missouri state judge cannot claim immunity from allegations that he jailed the children of a divorced couple in a custody dispute. The ruling against Taney County Associate Circuit ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A jury has awarded $485 million in damages in a civil case brought on behalf of an 8-year-old girl who was repeatedly sexually assaulted in a New Mexico foster care program. The verdict came late Friday after ...

On an early morning in June, Flower Nichols and her mother set off on an expedition to Chicago from their home in Indianapolis. The family was determined to make it feel like an adventure in the city, though that wasn’t ...