Attorney Matney has won Joint Legal Custody, and Joint Physical Custody with 50-50 time sharing (i.e., equal authority/equal access), for Fathers many times in Family Law Cour ...More
Areas of Practice
Family Law, Divorce & Custody
States of Practice
Maryland
Countries of Practice
United States
Additional Information
Attorney Matney has won Joint Legal Custody, and Joint Physical Custody with 50-50 time sharing (i.e., equal authority/equal access), for Fathers many times in Family Law Courts around the State of Maryland. She has also achieved Settlement for Joint Legal and Joint Physical Custody with Equal Time Sharing for Fathers many times.
Attny Matney has obtained Sole Legal and Sole Physical Custody for Fathers at the Trial level, at the Appellate level, by Emergency Hearing, and also by Settlement.
***Past success is no guarantee whatever of future success***
Recent published Opinion regarding Constitutional Rights and Family Law where Attorney Matney won sole custody for the Father and the Court refined and clarified part of Maryland Child Custody Law in response to her argument:
McDermott v. Dougherty, 385 Md. 320 (2005)
Written Opinion published by the Maryland Court of Appeals on 3/10/05
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