You can file a Petition for Contempt immediately, If he doesn't return the child, you can try calling the police (have a copy of your court order...

Will I go to jail or could I lose custody if I refuse to send my daughter for a visit to a foreign country?

You should not disobey a court order. However, if you think your child might be at risk, you could file a request for an emergency hearing to stop...

I AM THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF MY SON HIS MOTHER IS DECEASED WHILE I WAS INCARCERATED THE STATE OF MD GRANTED JOINT LEGAL CUSTODY

If there is a court order giving your brother sole physical custody, then no, you can't go with the police to pick him up if your brother wo't let...

Does Maryland allow a Legal Separation? What would be the cons of it?

Maryland doesn't have anything called a "legal separation." What Maryland has is something called a "limited divorce." This term is somewhat...

I might add that even if you did change the locks, if he's a co-owner of the house, it would not be illegal for him to break the new lock and...

You can serve a person in prison by sending the summons and complaint to the prisoner by certified mail, return receipt requested. Be sure to have...

What is judge willing to hear and act on in a settlement conference

What happens at the settlement conference will depend in part on where the case is being heard and who the settlement judge is. Also important is...

Child Custody Family Grandparent Custody Guardianship Both parents died and left behind a baby?

The Department of Social Services generally tries to place orphaned children with family members. If both sets of grandparents want full custody of...

Adultery

If you are asking if sex outside the marriage constitutes adultery even after a limited divorce is entered, the answer is "yes," and the adultery...

Use and possesion

Yes. The parties are free to negotiate the terms of a use and possession order. If the parties cannot agree, the court can award use and posession...