CONOVER v. CONOVER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jer Welter (FreeState Legal Project, Inc., Baltimore, MD), on brief, for petitioner.

R. Martin Palmer (Law Offices of Martin Palmer, Hagerstown, MD), on brief, for respondent.

Nancy Polikoff , Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC, Katherine M. Wright , Venable LLP, Washington, DC, Amici Curiae for Maryland Family Law Professors and Additional Family Law Professors.

Michelle Daugherty Siri , Laure Ruth , The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc., Towson, MD, Steven M. Klepper , Diona F. Howard-Nicolas , Kramon & Graham, P.A., Baltimore, MD, Amicus Curiae for The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc. et. al. in support of Petitioner.

Ilona M. Turner , Alison E. Pennington , Transgender Law Center, Oakland, CA, Jennifer L. Kent , Joshua M. Ambush , LLC, Baltimore, MD, Amici Curiae for Transgender Law Center, the National Center for Transgender Equality, Our Family Coalition, PFLAG, Inc., COLAGE, and FORGE.

D. Jean Veta , Kelly Voss , Amber Charles , Kirsten Pullin , Alexander Trzeciak , Covington & Burling, LLP, Washington, DC, Amicus Curiae for National Association of Social Workers and its Maryland Chapter in support of Petitioner Michelle L. Conover.

David R. Roach , American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Foundation, Baltimore, MD, Leslie Cooper , James D. Esseks , American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY, Amicus Curiae for American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland Foundation and American Civil Liberties Union.

Susan C. Silber , Kenneth Sigman , Silber, Perlman, Sigman & Tilev, P.A., Takoma Park, MD, Susan L. Sommer , Omar Gonzalez-Pagan , Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY, Amicus Curiae for Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.

Tassity Johnson , Francis D. Murnaghan , Appellate Advocacy Fellow, Baltimore, MD, Amici Curiae for American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, Public Justice Center, and American Academy of Adoption Attorneys in support of Petitioner.

Barbera, C.J., Battaglia, Greene, Adkins, McDonald, Watts, Raker, Irma S. (Retired, Specially Assigned), JJ.