Attorney Matney has won Primary Residential Custody for both Mothers and Fathers by Trial and has also obtained court Orders for Immediate Custody on an Emergency basis.


Family Law is different in each State.   Maryland Custody Law does not have any Presumption of Joint Custody or any presumption that either parent will get Custody.


Attorney Matney has also won Joint Custody with Equal Time-Sharing for many of her Clients wanting this by Trial many times in Maryland Family Law Courts, when this was vehemently opposed by the Other Parties.


Maryland Family Law gives judges much discretion in the decisions they make, where they must balance the Mother's Rights with the Father's Rights, with what they feel is in the Best Interest of each Child involved.


Attorney Matney also has much experience obtaining information very helpful to Custody cases via conducting Depositions and the rest of the Discovery process.


In addition to winning Custody cases by Trial, Attorney Matney has also leveraged many favorable Settlements for her clients well before Trial, saving them the stress and expense of having to go to Trial to get what they want.


Attorney Matney has obtained Court Orders for her Clients to not have to pay any child support, and also for the Other Party to have to pay her Clients Child Support, in Child Custody cases.

Matney Law Firm 1910 Town Center Boulevard Annapolis, MD 21401 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland also convenient to Parole, Davidsonville, and Severna Park, MD 5850 Waterloo Road Suite 140 Columbia, MD 21045 in Howard County, Maryland also convenient to Ellicott City, Clarksville, and Elkridge, MD 400 East Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Serving Baltimore City and Baltimore County, MD

Attorney Matney understands how emotionally difficult and confusing going through a Custody and/or Divorce case can be, and provides guidance in navigating through the Maryland Family Court system and helping to discern its complexities.

Winning Maryland Custody cases for Attorney Matney has been very much an Art of Advocacy rather than following a Simple Formulaic Science (as Maryland Custody Law is very much not based on any one formula that applies to all cases).



The Practice Of Law is represented by Scales due to the Judges' roles being to weigh and balance the rights of Mothers and Fathers, understanding that each passionately believes they are Right and considering above either one, what is in the best interest of each Child involved.

Maryland Family Court judges may view things differently than one may assume.   It is in the best interest of those wanting to obtain a court Order for Custody to get advice from an attorney, who has much experience litigating in Maryland Family Courts hearing many Maryland Family Judges' points of views, before acting further.

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