This post expands on earlier posts: What is Child Custody? and Customizing Your Case – Physical Custody & Parenting Time Legal custody involves decisions about health, education, and religious upbringing of a child. It is also called decision m… Read More

In short, at no age does a child in Maryland get to choose to live with a parent. As long as a child is under the age of 18, a child does not have a legal right to decide where or with whom he or she will live. A few laws give children rights at cert… Read More

This post expands on an earlier post: What is Child Custody? Physical custody involves where a child lives, when a child spends time with each parent, and any conditions. Physical custody is also called residential custody or parenting time. It inclu… Read More

On August 10, the Court of Appeals issued a new family law opinion, McGeehan v. McGeehan. The headnote for which is: “Under Section 8-201(e)(3)(iii) of the Family Law Article of the Maryland Code, which permits a valid agreement to exclude prop… Read More

In Maryland, child custody has two main parts: physical custody and legal custody. Physical custody involves where a child lives, when a child spends time with each parent, and any conditions. Physical custody is also called residential custody or pa… Read More

As with all child custody decisions, much (if not all) depends upon the trial judge deciding the case. But since 2016, Family Law Article §9-107 provides a framework for judges deciding child custody cases involving parent disability. This follows t… Read More

This New Yorker perspective piece on Child Protective Services’ removal of children from their parents is a difficult read. But, gives a fairly accurate account of the many moving pieces and challenges in these cases. In child custody cases, on… Read More

This Washington Post Perspective piece discusses issues I’ve written about before (A Parents Perspective On Nesting & Practical Considerations) but also questions the emotional aspects of nesting – for children and their parents. R… Read More