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Two Years Without a Parent — and a Christmas Denial That Says Everything About Family Court Enforcement

    By Michael Phillips | Originally published on Father & Co. For the past two years, I have not had court-ordered parenting time with my son. That fact alone should alarm anyone who believes court orders are meant to protect children. But this Christmas, the reason for that deprivation was put plainly, in writing — and it exposes a deeper failure inside the Montgomery County family court system. The Order Still Exists In March 2021, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland entered a custody order that includes a detailed holiday schedule. The order has never been vacated, stayed, or modified. It clearly provides for Christmas parenting time, with specific dates… Read More »Two Years Without a Parent — and a Christmas Denial That Says Everything About Family Court Enforcement

    The Double Standard of Family Court: Enforcing Support, Ignoring Custody

      By Michael Phillips | The Thunder Report & Father & Co. On June 30, 2025, the Maryland Supreme Court issued a sweeping, unanimous decision in In the Matter of the Marriage of Houser, affirming that parents cannot waive child support—even by mutual agreement—because child support is a right of the child, not a bargaining chip between parents. The ruling makes one thing clear: when it comes to financial obligations, the court has no hesitation asserting its power in the name of the child’s “best interest.” But here’s the question no one in the Maryland judiciary dares ask: If child support is a right that cannot be waived because it belongs… Read More »The Double Standard of Family Court: Enforcing Support, Ignoring Custody