Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Friday evening my husband asked me to take a shower, while doing so he packed up and left with our children to his mother's to my shock. Since then he refuses to come home or allow me to see or even talk to my children. His mother has contacted me and ridiculed me going as far as saying " if you want to see my babies, unless have to come back and live with me or I promise you joey will do as I say and I'll be raising them without ever knowing you" we recently moved from her home in carlisle pa to finksburg md. I lived there 2 yrs alone while husband was in jail and when he was released after 3 yrs were married. Which was only 39 days ago. She controls him in strange ways, my daughter has disability an suffers from seizures and is 3, our son just turned 6 months. I'm so scared for them. This is all because I wanted a family and future on our own. I've raised my daughter all but 8 months alone, her disability has been strenuous but I was all she had. Now he feels he has a right to take them from me? I work and 100% support us alone he has never worked or even tried and is content living with his mother forever and if she gets her way he will while raising my children the same cuz I promise she will be the one caring for them not him cuz he never has. Please tell me what I need to go and see, what should I say I'm broke can't afford attorney and know I need to act immediately or he will with her support and financial backing.


Asked on 8/10/14, 6:31 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

You need to contact the bar association in your county to find out about getting a pro bono (free) attorney if you income qualify. Your lawyer would file a court petition for custody of the children.

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Answered on 8/11/14, 4:03 am


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