Maryland Family Law Maryland family law opinions and commentary

CINA — Termination of parental rights — Exceptional circumstances Appellants Miss J. (“Mother”) and L.H. (“Father”) appeal from the decision of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, sitting as a juvenile court, which granted the petition of the Prince ...

CINA — Change in permanency plan — From reunification to arrangements with non-relatives This appeal arises from orders by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, sitting as a juvenile court, which changed the permanency plan for G.O. (born 1/07), Y.O. ...

Alimony — Indefinite alimony — Burden of proof This is the second appeal arising out of the divorce of Mohammad Bhuiyan and Farhana Bhuiyan in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. The circuit court’s original judgment of absolute divorce ...

Child support — Calculation — Income figures In 2018, Trevor Dentz (“Father”) and Sumithra Raghu Dentz (“Mother”) began the process of ending their marriage after almost a decade together. The couple had their ups and downs, and finally gave birth ...

Child custody — Order — Timeliness of appeal In September 2016, a judgment of absolute divorce was entered in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County dissolving the marriage of Tiemoko Coulibaly, appellant, and Fatou Gaye-Coulibaly, appellee. In 2016, prior to ...

Child support — Contempt hearing — Right to counsel The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County found Laura Bertram, the appellant, in contempt for failure to comply with a subpoena for her deposition and the production of records. The court ...

Estates and trusts — Petition to modify — Conflict of interest In 2011, Vincent D. Cleary Sr. (“Vincent Sr.”) and his wife, Appellee Shirley A. Cleary (“Shirley”), created a revocable living trust (“the Trust”). Appellant, Vincent D. Cleary, Jr. (“Vincent ...

Divorce — Marital property — Home improvement loan In January 2013, a judgment of absolute divorce was entered in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne’s County dissolving the marriage of Michael Link, appellant, and Christina Link, appellee. The judgment, in ...

Child support — Calculation — Income Arthur Sheflyand (“Appellant”) and Diana Sheflyand (“Appellee”) were married on June 11, 2015 in Baltimore County, Maryland and their daughter was born in September 2015. The parties separated on October 26, 2017. The parties ...

Estates and trusts — Petition to remove personal representative — Timeliness This case is before us on appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Harford County, sitting as the Orphans’ Court for Harford County, denying a Petition for ...