As lively as the 2022 Maryland General Assembly was with so many bills, few family law bills passed. Below is an update about those bills...
2022 Family Law Legislative Developments
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AA v. Ab D: Excluding Best Interests Evidence – Are there Limits?
What is AA v. Ab D? AA v. Ab D is a 2020 Court of Special Appeals opinion involving these important concepts in child custody cases: The...
Demise of Contempt for Child Custody Orders?
November 17, 2021, and its Breona C. v. Rodney D. decision from the Court of Special Appeals, may mark the end of contempt as a meaningful...
De Facto Developments 2021
Since writing my series on Maryland Third Party Custody, and in particular in Consent, De Facto Parents & Multi-Parent Families, a...
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Whether to stay in an unhappy, unhealthy relationship or breakup and move on is a tough decision. Change is hard and I’m a believer that...
What is the Future of Third Party Custody?
(OR Questions (Mostly) Unanswered) Updated October 2021: This series discusses: What is Third Party Custody? What's a De Facto Parent?...
What About Grandparent Visitation Rights? (Sigh.)
“Parents and grandparents do not stand on the same legal footing with respect to visitation.” Brandenburg v. LaBarre, 193 Md.App. 178...
Maryland Third Party Custody – What is third party custody?
Third party custody is one of the fastest developing areas of Maryland law, seeing many major changes since 2016. This series of articles...
COVID’s Impact on Families
If you’re wondering why there’s no discussion of COVID on my site, that’s because what I’ve written on this topic appears on my firm’s –...
Maryland Child Support Guidelines Updates – Combined Income of $15,001-$30,000/month 2022
UPDATE: During the 2021 Session, the Maryland General Assembly changed the effective date of this law change from October 1, 2021 (as...
