ANNAPOLIS – Maryland divorce law can tear asunder a same-sex civil union that another state has brought together, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled. In a reported 3-0 decision, the Court of Special Appeals said Maryland will regard a civil union ...

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Maryland’s new parenting plan process for custody matters went into effect earlier this year and aims to prioritize the best interests of children and encourage collaboration between parents. A parenting plan determines how parents will care for children and make ...

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Divorced dads in Maryland receive about 26 percent of custody time of their children according to a new study.

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Parental alienation is perhaps the worst experience any family can go through while also going through a divorce or separation.

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A bill to permit parents of minor children to divorce via agreement resolving all property, financial, custodial and visitation issues will head to Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk.

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A bill that would decriminalize adultery in Maryland was the subject of discussion following its hearing before a Senate committee Thursday, where members considered the possible benefits of maintaining the law.

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Imagine getting divorced because your spouse said the word “divorce” (or texted it) three times. That had been legal in India, one of a few remaining countries that allowed triple talaq, a practice some consider part of Islamic law that ...

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A married couple can agree that property they buy as husband and wife belongs solely to him or her without expressly stating in the agreement that the property is “non-marital,” Maryland’s top court has ruled. The Court of Appeals decision ...

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Legislation to allow domestic violence orders to be introduced as evidence in divorce proceedings has passed both houses of the Maryland General Assembly — but not without being limited by amendments by a Senate committee. The cross-filed bills repeal a ...

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A proposed bill in the Maryland House of Delegates seeks to address one of the difficult questions that comes up in a separation: Who gets the pet?

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