Child support — child custody Willie Rush (“Father”), appellant, and Alexandra Solano-Umana (“Mother”), appellee, are the parents of a minor child (“Child”). Read the opinion
Read More »CHARLES HOWARD JACKSON, JR. v. STATE OF MARYLAND
Family law — child support — voluntary plea Charles Howard Jackson, Jr., appellant, was charged in the Circuit Court for Calvert County with one count of willful failure to pay child support under Md. Code Ann., Fam. Law (“FL”) § ...
Read More »JESSE D. WERTJES v. TABBETHA L. WERTJES
Custody & Visitation — cannabis use — visitation access Jesse D. Wertjes (“Father”) appeals a February 6, 2024 judgment issued by the Circuit Court for Montgomery County modifying a 2016 Consent Custody Order entered into by Father and Tabbetha L. ...
Read More »LYNDA M. DODDS v. CHRISTOPHER A. DODDS
Divorce — child support — court error On May 1, 2024, the Circuit Court for Carroll County entered a judgment of absolute divorce between the appellant, Lynda M. Dodds (“Mother”), and the appellee, Christopher A. Dodds (“Father”). Read the opinion
Read More »JEREMY MICHAEL DEPASQUALE v. MEGHAN FITZGERALD
Child support — subpoenas — attorney’s fees This case arises from an order of the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County quashing multiple subpoenas filed by Appellant, Jeremy DePasquale (“Mr. DePasquale”), to obtain the financial records of Appellee, Meghan Fitzgerald ...
Read More »ERICA TUCKER HAYGOOD v. BRANDON PARROTT, ET AL.
Child support Appellant, Erica Tucker Haygood (“Mother”), who is self-represented, appeals an order of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County denying her request for child support. Read the opinion
Read More »ROY MATHEW v. SHINY MATHEW
Child support — Calculation — Marital property This case arises from divorce proceedings between Mr. Roy Mathew, appellant, and Ms. Shiny Mathew, appellee. Read the opinion
Read More »ANTHONY MASSAQUOI v. SYDIATOU MASSAQUOI
Child support — Paternity claim — Res judicata Appellant, Anthony Massaquoi, and appellee, Sydiatou Massaquoi, became romantically involved in 2012, when Ms. Massaquoi was several months pregnant with a daughter … Read the opinion
Read More »MARIA PELLICO v. TIMOTHY WOLFORD
Child custody — Judicial discretion — Retroactivity This case arises out of a longstanding child access and child support dispute between appellant Maria Pellico (“Mother”) and appellee Timothy Wolford (“Father”), regarding two of their children. Read the opinion
Read More »AMBER CLEMMONS v. JEAN-CHARLES CONSTANT
Child support — Calculation — Child care expenses This is an appeal from a custody and child support order entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore County in a suit between Amber Clemmons (“Mother”), the appellant, and Jean-Charles Constant (“Father”), ...
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