Family Law—Child Support—Income Calculation The circuit court abused its discretion in its child support determination because it relied on unsupported testimony regarding Mother’s income without suitable documentary evidence.
Read More »Spencer Nelson v. Jennifer Nelson
Family Law — Custody — Child Support The appeal arises from the dissolution of Spencer and Jennifer Nelson's marriage, focusing on custody, child support, and property distribution issues.
Read More »Charles Hammann, III v. Emily J. Hammann
Family Law — Child Support — Income Calculation The court erroneously relied on Ms. Hammann’s 2023 W-2 rather than her employer’s affidavit stating her current actual income, leading to a reversal of the child support award.
Read More »Elisabeth Brooke Wakeman v. Mark David Dempsey
Family Law—Attorney Fees—Due Process The court vacated the February 1, 2023 Order awarding attorney's fees due to a lack of clarity on the statutory basis for the award and failure to make necessary findings on the record.
Read More »Linda Ann Banks v. Julian Irwin Brown, Jr.
Family Law—Custody—Child Support—Modification The case involves a custody dispute where the court affirmed the magistrate's child support determination and found Mother's claims regarding custody moot due to a subsequent agreement.
Read More »Tyrena Jonnell Myers v. Jonathan Chege
Family Law* — Retroactive child support — Family expense reimbursement Tyrena Jonnell Myers (“Mother”) and Jonathan Chege (“Father”) married in 2019 and gave birth to one child in 2020.
Read More »Dominic Burgess v. Melissa Lewis-Ransom
Family Law-Child support modification-Civil contempt This appeal concerns an award of child support by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in a family law case that began nearly a decade ago.
Read More »Jillian Luna v. Alberto Luna
Family Law-Child Support Modification-Custody Calculation Error Appellant, Jillian Luna (“Mother”), filed this appeal from an order of the Circuit Court for Caroline County denying her motion to revise an order for payment of child support.
Read More »PERRY HAYWOOD, JR. v. JASMINE HENRY, ET AL.
Child support — arrears — jurisdiction In this appeal, appellant Perry Haywood Jr. (“Father”) challenges the Circuit Court for Charles County’s grant of the motion to establish arrears filed by the Charles County Child Support Administration (the “Administration”). Read the ...
Read More »ALISHA LYNN STEPHENS (BETHOULLE) v. JESSE WILLARD PRICE, III
Child custody — visitation — child support In 2020, Alisha Bethoulle (“Mother” and appellant) and Jesse W. Price, III (“Father” and appellee) both filed petitions to modify custody of their minor child (“Child”). Read the opinion
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