TOUZEAU v. DEFFINBAUGH

No. 126, September Term, 2005.

907 A.2d 807 (2006)

394 Md. 654

Tara M. TOUZEAU v. Scott E. DEFFINBAUGH.

Court of Appeals of Maryland.

September 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Cullen (Miles & Stockbridge P.C., Towson; Todd M. Reinecker, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore), all on brief, for Petitioner.

Debra Gardner, Baltimore, Brief of Amici Curiae Public Justice Center, Legal Aid Bureau and Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.

Stephen H. Sachs, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP, Baltimore, of Counsel for Petitioner.

David C. Driscoll, Jr. (Monica G. Harms, Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll & Greenfeig, P.C., Rockville), on brief for Respondent.

Argued Before BELL, C.J., RAKER, WILNER, CATHELL, HARRELL, BATTAGLIA and GREENE, JJ.


BATTAGLIA, Judge.

This case presents us with the question of whether the trial judge abused his discretion when he denied the motion of Petitioner, Tara M. Touzeau, for continuance of a hearing to modify child custody. We hold that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion in denying Ms. Touzeau's motion and therefore affirm the judgment of the Court of Special Appeals.

Facts

Tara M. Touzeau and Scott E. Deffinbaugh are the biological parents...

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