Smith v. Markham

By Judge Gerald Bruce Lee

This matter is before the Court on Audrey S. Markham’s Motion for Summary Judgment against Sally Markham Smith, Frank Markham, and Charlotte Markham Hoxter’s (“Plaintiffs”) Bill of Complaint for injunction. The issue is whether adult children may seek to enjoin their father’s spouse from restricting or preventing them from having consensual contact with their elderly and ill father as a matter of law. This complaint for injunction was brought by the adult children of Mr. Donald Markham. Plaintiffs seek to enjoin Mrs. Audrey S. Markham from restricting or prohibiting…