Although increasing numbers of states are legalizing same-sex marriage, the majority of states still do not have laws that permit same-sex marriage to take place within their state. The result is that any given same-sex marriage will be treated inconsistently on a national level.

The University of Baltimore School of Law’s Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts Truancy Court Program was established to identify and address the root causes of truancy.

Adoption is better for foster child if parents don’t improve.

“Divorce Corp,” a feature-length documentary that excoriates divorce lawyers and Family Court judges, is now in national release. Having played a tiny role in the film, I was shocked when I saw the finished product — but more on that point later.

Stewart v. Stewart, decided by the Court of Special Appeals on Oct. 3, 2013, confirms that the “real test” in determining the validity of a prenuptial agreement is the two-pronged “over-reaching” test.

On models of representation for attorneys for children involved in the Juvenile Court and Family Court in Maryland.

Working as a child advocate in the child welfare system, one encounters numerous young people, ranging from 13 to 17 years of age, who enter the juvenile justice system due to behaviors that would be considered criminal in nature if committed by adults. The real question is, how responsible are these teens for the behaviors they display — and how can the system effectively intervene before the negative behaviors start?

Reaction to an appellate decision that barred direct contact between a domestic violence victim and her abuser highlights a sharp divide on whether such intervention protects victims or deters them from reporting abuse.

The circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to disqualify the trial judge, conducting an interview of the parties’ daughter or granting an above-guidelines award of child support in the same amount the child’s mother sought, the Court of Special Appeals has held.

The year-end detour away from the “fiscal cliff” contains major changes for estate and gift tax rules that will affect not only the advice lawyers give to their clients, but the future landscape of estate planning law for years to come.