Tag: de facto parent

Conover v. Conover (2016): How Maryland Courts Redefined Parenthood at the Expense of Parents

In 2016, Maryland’s highest court handed down Conover v. Conover, a decision that upended custody law by recognizing...

Maryland’s Parent-Erasure Pattern: Dangerous Crossroads in Custody Law

By Michael Phillips The recent Anne Arundel County ruling in Reichert v. Hornbeck—where Judge Elizabeth S. Morris granted...

Maryland’s New Family Law Loophole: Erasing Parents Without Evidence

By Michael Phillips In Reichert v. Hornbeck, the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County has set one of the most dangerous...