Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland

Re: uncontested child custody transfer

First, I would ask your ex to send you a letter or sign a statement verifying that he/she is relinquishing custody to you. Then you need to obtain a court order granting you custody so that you can act as legal custodian with respect to third parties (school, doctor, etc.) What about child support? Your children are entitled to it from your ex. If you are not seeking it, the court will have to be convinced that it's not against the children's interest. If you are, you should try and agree on an amount, bearing in mind that Maryland uses income- based guidelines to determine the appropriate amount.

Re: uncontested child custody transfer

If your ex is genuinely ready to give you custody

then you need to have that put in the form of a

court order. If he is agreeable then you can do

it through a Consent Order which both of you sign

off on and then submit to the Court for consideration.

Give me a call if you need help figuring out where to

go next.

Lowell