Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...