De Arriz v. Klingler-De Arriz

The action of the circuit court in the instant appeal presents a classic case of the proverbial, “No good deed goes unpunished.” The court attempted to remediate retrospectively its earlier effort to absolve appellant of what it viewed as oppressive interest payments which would accrue on the monetary award granted appellee. We are tasked to determine whether it properly applied Maryland Rules 9-210 and 2-648 to prevent appellant’s law firm from establishing priority in the proceeds from the sale of the marital home over the marital award granted to appellee.

Appellants, Raul deArriz and the…