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If you are the tenant or other person with the right to possess a property, you may ask someone to leave. Even if you gave that person permission to enter the property, your guest must leave when you ask. If a guest or squatter refuses to leave, you may ask the court to issue an order to remove them by filing a "wrongful detainer" action in District Court. 

Tenants must return the premises at the end of the tenancy in substantially the same condition as when they moved in.

Landlords are responsible to collect and handle security deposits in strict compliance with the law, to maintain certain records and receipts, and to post or provide certain information for tenants.

Rent escrow provides a process through which a tenant pays rent into a court account instead of to the landlord until the landlord makes needed repairs. You can file a petition to establish a rent escrow account in your local District Court by filling out a "Petition in Action of Rent Escrow" form.

This article describes the procedure for eviction for failure to pay rent, known as "summary ejectment".

Maryland uses a formula to calculate child support. This formula is called the Child Support Guidelines. The court will usually order the amount of child support that the Guidelines say is correct unless someone can show that the Guidelines would be unjust and inappropriate in a particular case.

In Maryland, each county has established a child support enforcement agency that can assist in collecting child support.

Emancipation of a minor generally refers to the process of freeing a minor (person under age 18) from parental control.

For minors who want emancipation from their parent or guardian. Depending on age, minors have the right to make some independent decisions.

To access a part of your spouse’s retirement, you must have a court order, often called a Qualified Domestic Relations Order.