Bledsoe v. Bledsoe

We shall determine in this appeal the validity of a pendente lite order from the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County awarding use and possession of the family home to the wife and her two children, who are not the offspring of her husband. Specifically, we granted certiorari to decide whether the terms "child” and "children,” as used in §§ 3-6A-01 (b) and 3-6A-06 (a) of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article, by definition include stepchildren and thereby authorize Maryland courts to award the use and possession of property to the natural parent and the stepchildren to the exclusion…