LEGAL ADVICE FOR FEUDING NEIGHBORS
It is always best to know a well-trained attorney skilled at winning cases at your disposal. Someone trained in litigating Maryland Peace Orders can save you from facing unwelcome legal stress if you find yourself at odds with an unreasonable neighbor. Before engaging...
Domestic Violence Central Repository
Did you know that Maryland retains records of your peace or protective order cases in its own database even after your case is concluded? Starting in 2020, the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy created the Domestic Violence Central Repository. The...
WHY THE ENTRY OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER AGAINST YOU COULD HAVE THE SAME EFFECT AS IF YOU WERE CONVICTED OF A CRIME
Under Maryland Law, a Petition for a Protective Order, as well as the granting of a Temporary or Final Order, are part of civil procedure. In a protective order case, the Petitioner files for protection from the Respondent, and at the hearing the police and the...
Parent commits ‘Mental Injury of a Child’ by berating child over child’s sexual orientation
In the case of C.M. v. J.M., Maryland’s mid-level appellate court recently decided in a published Opinion that a parent’s demeaning comments about his two adolescent children’s sexual orientation could serve as the basis for the granting of a final protective order....
WHAT ARE THE PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL RISKS OF A PROTECTIVE ORDER?
Protective Orders in the State of Maryland arise in a civil proceeding in which the Petitioner must establish, by a preponderance of the evidence, that domestic abuse occurred against him or her. Often, the person who caused the abuse is ordered to stay away from the...
