Child custody — Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act — Appropriate forum In this appeal, we affirm a decision by the Circuit Court for Harford County under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”), that the appropriate ...
Read More »CRYSTAL D. PARKS v. WILLIAM HENRY PURVIS
In Re: T.D 
CINA — Custody and guardianship — Godmother Father appeals the order of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City granting custody and guardianship of nine-year-old T.D. to her Godmother, A.W., with whom she has lived for the last six years. Read ...
Read More »TRACY HYLTON v. STEPHEN M. SWEDO, JR., ET AL. 
Child custody — Motion to intervene — Cousins Tracy Hylton appeals the Circuit Court for Baltimore County’s order denying her second motion to intervene in a custody case involving two minor children, whom Ms. Hylton identifies as her cousins. Read ...
Read More »ROBERT CATELLO v. BETSY POLICICCHIO 
Child support — calculation — Childcare costs Appellant, Robert Catello, appeals an order from the Circuit Court for Howard County that modified his child support obligation and denied his motion for modification of custody and visitation. Read the opinion
Read More »BOBBI JO HULL v. BRADLEY HULL 
Divorce — Marital property — Marital home The parties to this appeal, appellant, Bobbi Jo Hull (“Wife”), and appellee, Bradley Hull (“Husband”), appeared before the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County to litigate issues related to the dissolution of their ...
Read More »GHOLAM MOTAMEDI v. MINA ADNANI 
Alimony — Indefinite alimony — Change in circumstances This case is an appeal of an indefinite alimony award following the Appellant-husband, Gholam Motamedi, and Appellee-wife, Mina Adnani’s (collectively “the Parties”), divorce after a trial in the Circuit Court of Montgomery ...
Read More »RODERICK BARNETT v. DOMINIQUE BARNETT 
Child support — Calculation — Children’s health insurance Appellant Roderick Barnett (“Father”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County recalculating his monthly child support obligation and the child support arrearages that he owes to appellee Dominique ...
Read More »RODERICK BARNETT v. DOMINIQUE BARNETT 
Child support — Calculation — Credit for health insurance premium Appellant Roderick Barnett (“Father”) appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County recalculating his monthly child support obligation and the child support arrearages that he owes to ...
Read More »ALAN CRITTENDEN v. MARIKO CRITTENDEN 
Alimony — Rehabilitative alimony — Calculation Alan Crittenden filed a complaint for divorce in the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County from his wife, Mariko Crittenden; she counterclaimed for divorce and related relief, and filed a separate complaint for child ...
Read More »SAREM MOKRI v. FAHIMEH SALIMI 
Alimony — Motion to modify — Material change in circumstances Fahimeh Salimi (Wife) petitioned the Circuit Court for Montgomery County to order her former husband, Sarem Mokri (Husband), to explain why he should not be held in contempt for failing ...
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