Family Law-Custody Dispute-Child Support Calculation This appeal involves a dispute between divorced spouses who share a child.
Read More »Nathan M.F. Charles v. Tiffany Summerfield Charles
Family Law-Custody Modification-Supervised Visitation Nathan Charles (“Father”) and Tiffany Summerfield Charles (“Mother”) commenced their divorce proceedings in July 2023.
Read More »IN THE MATTER OF NAJEE WILSON
Guardianship — adult son — person and property The Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County appointed appellant Davian Caffee and appellee Joy Wilson Hart as co-guardians of the person and property of their adult son, Najee Wilson. Read the opinion
Read More »SHARON D. BATES v. TIMOTHY P. LEAHY
Civil litigation — fraud — guardianship Sharon D. Bates (“Bates”) appeals from judgments, after a trial, that the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County entered in favor of the appellee, Timothy P. Leahy (“Leahy”). Read the opinion
Read More »IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF TANYA SCOTT
Foster care — ALJ error — substantial evidence Appellant Tanya Scott served as a foster parent for the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (“DSS”) until November 2022, when DSS closed her home. Read the opinion
Read More »IN THE MATTER OF JOSE LOJA LOPEZ
Guardianship — Special Immigrant Juvenile status — Forced reunification While seeking guardianship over his cousin, Jose Manuel Loja Lopez, Jose Fernando Vasquez Lopez requested an order confirming his cousin’s eligibility for Special Immigrant Juvenile (“SIJ”) status. Read the opinion
Read More »IN RE: M.M.
Adoption — Permanency plan — Clear error This appeal arises from a judgment, entered in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, sitting as the juvenile court, in which the court altered the permanency plan of a child, M., to include ...
Read More »IN RE: A.B.
Children — Permanency plan — Unsupervised visitation Ms. B. (“Mother”) appeals the Circuit Court for Montgomery County’s order awarding a change in permanency plan for her daughter, A.B., to A.B.’s maternal grandfather (“Grandfather”) and step-grandmother (“Grandmother”). Read the opinion
Read More »IN RE J.T. & R.T.
Adoption — CINA — Parental reunification This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City terminating the parent-child relationship between Appellant, K.T. (“Mother”), and her two children, J.T. and R.T. Read the opinion
Read More »IN RE: A.F., Ab. F., H.B., & W.F.
Children — Guardianship — Parental rights These consolidated appeals arise from orders terminating parental rights to four children … Read the opinion
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