Family Court Procedures - County Listings

This section is an online version of the information previously contained in the Family Law Hotline Manual produced by the Women's Law Center. This information is current as of summer, 2002 and was collected through telephone interviews with family court coordinators, clerks and advocates in each jurisdiction. It includes local family court procedures on filing requirements, hearings and orders.

*Map of Maryland used with permission of the Maryland Department of Human Resources. Copyright 2001

Material Source and Revision Dates

Source: Materials were created and are maintained by the Maryland Legal Assistance Network, the Women's Law Center, the Legal Aid Bureau's Domestic Task Force, LAB Telephone Intake/Legal Hotline Unit and the House of Ruth. Some materials are available to the public through the Peoples Law Library website, which is a collaborative effort and contains information from the listed legal services providers and others.

Format: Law Outline - For telephone advice / screening, issue spotting guidance, brief overview Quick Reference Guide - Overview and resources for case handlers Flow Chart - Flow chart with links to rules and forms. Index - Listing of all files linked to the law outline and quick reference guide

Revision Dates: The dates each page was reviewed for legal accuracy is noted at the bottom of each page next to the "source".

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