Families and Access to the Family Justice System: A Look Forward

By Charisse Lue, CFCC Student Fellow 2015-2016 It is now over 17 years since Maryland Rule 16-204 established the Maryland Family Division.[1]  Rule 16-204 not only gave the Family Division subject–matter jurisdiction over issues like divorce, adoption, custody, and child protection, but it was also an acknowledgment by the court system that Maryland families needed more…