Family Law—Custody Modification—Material Change K.S. and A.B. were divorced in 2021, with A.B. awarded primary custody of their child. K.S. sought custody modification, alleging changes affecting the child's welfare. The court found no material change in circumstances and denied the modification request.
Read More »K.S. v. A.B.
Family Law—Custody Modification—Material Change K.S. and A.B. were divorced in 2021, with A.B. awarded primary custody of their child. K.S. sought custody modification, alleging changes affecting the child's welfare. The court found no material change in circumstances and denied the modification request.
Read More »A.C. v. A.C.
Family Law—Custody—Alimony Appellant A.C. father appeals a Frederick County Circuit Court order granting mother an absolute divorce, sole custody of their children, and ordering father to pay support and fees.
Read More »O.A. v. O.H.O.
Family Law—Custody—Visitation Rights The Circuit Court for Prince George’s County awarded joint legal custody of A.A. to O.H.O. and O.A., granting O.H.O. tie-breaking authority and primary physical custody, while awarding O.A. visitation rights. Read the opinion
Read More »K.J. v. P.H.
Family Law—Custody—Parental Unfitness For reasons that follow, we conclude that the circuit court did not err in its unfitness and best interest analyses, and we affirm the judgment of the court.
Read More »B.J. v. C.J.
Family Law—Custody—Mental Health Evaluation The circuit court did not err in granting Mother sole legal custody regarding health care decisions for their child, affirming the modified custody order based on the best interests of the child.
Read More »B.A.C. v. D.C.F.L.—C.S.—C.T.
Circuit court did not err in calculating child support without crediting Father’s claimed child-related expenses, as he failed to provide sufficient evidence to substantiate those claims.
Read More »L.B. v. J.B.
F.L. — Custody — P.O.T.
Read More »A.T. v. M.A.A.H.
Family Law—Custody—Special Immigrant Juvenile Status The circuit court did not err by denying Appellant’s Motion for Order Nunc Pro Tunc regarding her Petition for Custody and SIJS predicate findings for the Minor.
Read More »Ashlee Smith Turner v. Blair Abelle-Kiser
Family Law—Custody—Tiebreaking Authority The circuit court properly exercised its discretion in awarding joint legal custody with tiebreaking authority to BAK, considering the best interests of the child and the evidence presented.
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