2017 Legislative Derail - Best Interest & Child Advocate Attorneys as DV Petitioners

June 28th, 2017
The 2017 Maryland legislative session saw an attempt to add Best Interest (“BIA”) and Child Advocate Attorneys (“CAA”) to the categories of domestic violence petitioners. Specifically, the proposed bill would have allowed BIAs… Read More
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Categories: Attorney Representation, Children & Custody, Legislative News, Representing Children
Tags: Best Interest Attorney, Best Interests, Child Advocate Attorney, Domestic Violence, Protective Order

Maryland Domestic Violence Law Gets Minor - But Needed - Update

June 27th, 2017
Currently, Maryland law (Family Law Article §7-301.1) makes an Interim, Temporary, or Final Protective Order granted in a domestic violence proceeding inadmissible evidence in other family law matters, such as divorce, custody, and custody modificat… Read More
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Categories: Divorce, Domestic Violence, Legislative News, Litigation
Tags: Evidence, Protective Order