· 1/8/1980
Stancill v. Stancill
Citations
- 408 A.2d 1030
- 286 Md. 530
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- a court may not be handcuffed in the exercise of its duty to act in the best interests of a child by any agreement between the parents
- “[T]he Chancellor cannot be handcuffed in the exercise of his duty to act in the best interests of a child by any understanding between parents.”
- obligation to pay non-modifiable wife maintenance not excused by wife’s refusal to honor child visitation arrangements
- “the chancellor cannot be handcuffed in the exercise of his duty to act in the best interest of a child by any understanding between the parties”
- “The chancellor cannot be handcuffed in the exercise of his duty to act in the best interest of a child by any understanding between the parties”
- LTJhe Chancellor cannot be handcuffed in the exercise of his duty to act in the best interests of a child by any understanding between parents.
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Judges: Murphy, Smith, Digges, Eldridge, Orth, Cole
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