Divorce — Marital property — 401(k) A bullish stock market is the genesis for this appeal, which involves interpretation of a Marital Settlement Agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) between Jimmie B. Allred (“Husband”), appellant and Passaporn P. Allred (“Wife”), appellee. The dispute ...
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TROY HINTERMEISTER v. DIANNA HINTERMEISTER 
Divorce — Constituted pension order — Attorney’s fees Troy Hintermeister appeals from a decision by the Circuit Court of Caroline County denying his request for attorney’s fees against his ex-wife, Dianna Hintermeister, the appellee in this case. The sole issue ...
Read More »DAVID MATCHA v. SUSAN J. BERSOFF-MATCHA 
Alimony — Income disparity — Unconscionable disparity Appellant, David Matcha (Husband), divorced Susan Bersoff-Matcha (Wife), Appellee, but appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County which denied his request for alimony as well as his request to ...
Read More »JAY SALKINI v. IMAN SALKINI 
Divorce — Qualified Domestic Relations Order — 401(k) In 2016, Jay Salkini (“Husband”), appellant, and Iman Salkini (“Wife”), appellee, were divorced by order of the Circuit Court for Howard County. This appeal is limited to the question of whether the ...
Read More »MICHAEL WAYNE ROARK v. NICOLE LEE-LASSITER ROARK 
Alimony — Rehabilitative alimony — Self sufficiency Michael Roark (“Michael”) appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County that awarded his former wife, Nicole Lee-Lassiter Roark (“Nicole”), rehabilitative alimony of $3,000 per month for a period of ...
Read More »EDWARD J. NORRIS v. KATHLEEN A. KENNEDY (F/K/A KATHLEEN K. NORRIS) 
Divorce — Indefinite alimony – Unconscionable disparity Appellant, Dr. Edward J. Norris (“Dr. Norris”), appealed the decision of the Circuit Court of Baltimore County finding in favor of Appellee, Kathleen A. Kennedy (“Dr. Kennedy”). Dr. Norris alleges that the trial ...
Read More »MATTHEW BRUNK v. JENNIFER BRUNK 
Divorce — Alimony — Rehabilitative alimony Matthew and Jennifer Brunk were married in 1988 and granted an absolute divorce in 2015. By 2016, they were still disagreeing about the division of their financial assets and the circuit court tried to ...
Read More »DEMETRIUS GOVOTSOS v. JUDITH GOVOTSOS 
Divorce — Alimony — Motion to modify When their marriage of 35 years ended in 1998, Appellant Demetrius Govotsos and Appellee Judith Govotsos entered an agreement as to alimony, which the Circuit Court for Frederick County then incorporated into its ...
Read More »PAUL JAMES v. TERESA JAMES 
Divorce — Qualified Domestic Relations Order — Circuit court jurisdiction Appellant, Paul James, and appellee, Teresa James, 1 were granted a Judgment of Absolute Divorce (Judgment) on October 17, 2017, in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The Judgment awarded ...
Read More »JACQUELINE VILLAROSE HOPE-HARNISH v. GLEN R. HARNISH 
Divorce — Marital assets — Discovery dispute As presented to us, this appeal concerns a discovery dispute in a divorce proceeding. Husband, Glen Harnish (“Harnish”), takes the position that discovery into the value of marital assets is unnecessary as the ...
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