Family Court – Baltimore City
Orders
Default Orders Show Cause Orders
Mediation
Default orders
If a default order is granted, a hearing still must be requested.
Show Cause
Show cause orders are not used in cases other than contempt. If a show cause order is entered in a contempt case, the hearing date is not entered on that order.
Mediation
This court orders mediation in pro se cases and when parties are represented by counsel.
Source: A joint project of the Women’s Law Center and MLAN, along with interviews conducted with Family Law Court Coordinators, court clerks and local advocates practicing in this county.
Updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL).
Date of Last Legal Review: 10/7/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)
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