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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Customizing Your Case – Holidays

This post expands on earlier posts: What is Child Custody?, Customizing Your Case – Physical Custody & Parenting Time, Customizing Your Case – Legal Custody, and Customizing Your Case – Parenting Time Schedules. Holidays are special occ… 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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Maryland Child Support - When can a court order a parent to provide income or employment-related information?

In a recent Court of Appeals case, Burak v. Burak, the opinion mentions in passing that the trial court ordered an unemployed parent to provide information, to the child support recipient, about attempts to obtain employment every 60 days after the c… Read More
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Customizing Your Case – Parenting Time Schedules

This post expands on earlier posts: What is Child Custody?, Customizing Your Case – Physical Custody & Parenting Time, and Customizing Your Case – Legal Custody. Physical custody involves where a child lives, when a child spends time with… 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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Customizing Your Case – Legal Custody

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
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At What Age Can A Child Choose With Which Parent to Live?

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
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What role does parent disability play in Maryland child custody decisions?

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
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