Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

Child support — Motion to modify — Standing In this appeal from a domestic family action in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Daryl Green, appellant, challenges a January 2011 award of child support to Angelica Reeder, appellee, the ...

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 ...

Child visitation — Supervised visitation — Abuse or neglect The Circuit Court for Kent County, sitting as a juvenile court, denied a motion by D.K. (“Father”), the appellant, for unsupervised visitation with K.L., his son. Father argues that the juvenile ...

Child custody — Sole legal custody — Abuse of discretion Samuel Snead (“Father”), the appellant, filed a petition to modify custody and a petition to modify child support against Anna Snead1 (“Mother”), the appellee, in the Circuit Court for Anne ...

Child support — Failure to pay — Body attachment Starsha Sewell, appellant, appeals an order issued by the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County denying her “Motion to Stay Income Withholding” (motion to stay) and “Md. Rule 2-551 Memoranda” in ...

Child custody — Motion to alter or amend — Material change in circumstances Moussa Moaadel (“Father”), appeals from an order of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County denying his motion to alter or amend an order that granted, in part, ...

Child custody — Grandparents — De facto parents Darlene Rainey (“Grandmother”) and Lamont Adair (“Grandfather”) appeal the denial of their amended complaint seeking custody of M, their grandchild. Although M’s father (their son) had died, M’s mother is fit and ...

Divorce — Indefinite alimony — Retroactivity This divorce case between Tami Yu (“Wife”), appellant/cross-appellee, and Youngjin Yu (“Husband”), appellee/cross-appellant, was tried for four days in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. After putting findings of fact on the record, the ...

Divorce — Circuit court jurisdiction — First in time, first in right This appeal arises from appellant Alivia Franzone (“Wife”) and appellee John Franzone (“Husband”) filing family law actions in different counties. Husband filed in the Circuit Court for Baltimore ...

Divorce — Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act Account — Misuse This consolidated appeal arises after divorce proceedings where it was discovered funds had been removed from the parties’ minor child’s Maryland Uniform Transfers to Minors Act Account (“MDUTMA”). Read ...