What is the Future of Thi…

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? Exceptional Circumstances Unfit Parents Participating as a Third Party in a Custody Case Step-Parents De Fact… Read More
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What About Grandparent Vi…

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 (2010). Third party custody is one of the fastest developing areas of Maryland law, seeing many major changes si… Read More
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Maryland Third Party Cust…

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 explores these developments and raises questions about where this area of the law is heading. This series discus… Read More
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Maryland Third Party Custody - Can I ask for custody during the parents' custody case?

Updated: January 2021 Third party custody is one of the fastest developing areas of Maryland law, seeing many major changes since 2016. This series of articles explores these developments and raises questions about where this area of the law is headi… Read More
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Maryland Third Party Custody - What are Exceptional Circumstances?

Updated: January 2021 Third party custody is one of the fastest developing areas of Maryland law, seeing many major changes since 2016. This series of articles explores these developments and raises questions about where this area of the law is headi… Read More
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Maryland Third Party Custody - What is parental unfitness?

Updated: January 2021 Third party custody is one of the fastest developing areas of Maryland law, seeing many major changes since 2016. This series of articles explores these developments and raises questions about where this area of the law is headi… Read More
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Family Law Development - Burak v. Burak

On August 29, the Court of Appeals issued a new family law opinion, Burak v. Burak – a third party custody case involving grandparents. The headnotes indicate that Burak v. Burak creates new law and standards in the realm of third party custody… Read More
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Burak v. Burak - Grandparent Custody - Court of Appeals's Oral Argument

On June 2, 2017, Maryland’s Court of Appeals (“CoA”) heard oral argument in Burak v. Burak. Video link: http://www.courts.state.md.us/…/2016/coa20170602caseno97.mp4 The CoA is considering three questions: 1) May grandparents inter… Read More
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