Divorce: Alimony: Unconscionable disparity CSA No. 2096, Sept. Term 2013. Reported. Opinion by Nazarian, J. Filed Oct. 30, 2014. Appeal from Anne Arundel County. Affirmed.

Divorce: Alimony: Ability to be self-supporting CSA No. 1649, Sept. Term 2013. Unreported. Opinion by Wright, J. Filed Sept. 29, 2014. Appeal from Cecil County. Affirmed. RecordFax #14-0929-01, 17 pages.

Divorce: Alimony: Custody CSA No. 2625, Sept. Term 2013. Unreported. Opinion by Hotten, J. Filed Oct. 10, 2014. Appeal from Prince George’s County. Affirmed.

Divorce: Custody and visitation: Alimony CSA Nos. 2219, Sept. Term 2013 and 0007, Sept. Term 2014. Unreported. Opinion by Eyler, D.S., J. Filed Sept. 24, 2014. Appeal from Baltimore City. Affirmed.

Divorce: Alimony: Non-termination clause CSA No. 0068, Sept. Term 2013. Unreported. Opinion by Zarnoch, J. Filed: June 16, 2014. Appeal from Carroll County. Affirmed.

Divorce: Alimony: Punitive damages CSA No. 1429, Sept. Term 2012. Unreported. Opinion by Zarnoch, J. Filed: May 7, 2014. Appeal from Prince George’s County. Reversed in part and remanded.

Divorce: Alimony: Proof of disability CSA No. 0623, Sept. Term 2012. Unreported. Opinion by Meredith, J. Filed: April 28, 2014. Appeal from Carroll County. Affirmed.

A high-earning international trade lawyer must continue to support his ex-wife, a non-practicing attorney, in the style to which the couple became accustomed during their 23-year marriage, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

Divorce: Alimony: Gross disparity of income CSA No. 1691, Sept. Term 2012. Reported. Opinion by Matricciani, J. Filed Feb. 26, 2014. Appeal from Montgomery County. Affirmed.

Although increasing numbers of states are legalizing same-sex marriage, the majority of states still do not have laws that permit same-sex marriage to take place within their state. The result is that any given same-sex marriage will be treated inconsistently on a national level.