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The 90-Day Order: How an Unprecedented Custody Decision Became Invisible Law

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In February 2022, Judge Alison L. Asti ordered Jeffrey Reichert to have no contact with his son, G.R., for ninety days, disrupting their long-established custody. The unreported appellate opinion overlooked crucial case history, raising concerns about judicial consistency and transparency in contested custody cases involving allegations of parental alienation.

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The Standard Nobody Published: Maryland’s Amended Protective Order Law, Eight Years Without a Reported Case

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A Maryland custody case once made law. Then, over six years and five more appeals, Reichert v. Hornbeck generated a body of unreported family-law rulings that resolved recurring questions but never entered the state’s published precedent. This article examines what that means for litigants, lawyers, and the public.
Grounded in the article’s opening and its explanation of the five unreported opinions and their impact.

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She Slipped the Cuffs, Fought Two Officers, Drove Impaired — Then Walked Away Clean. Years Later, Under Oath, She Said She Didn’t Remember.

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A deposition revealed that attorney Sarah Hornbeck admitted under oath to a 2018 DUI arrest and a guilty plea, contradicting her legal filings. Despite her claims, the records raise concerns about probation violations and her inconsistent memory regarding significant incidents, all occurring amid an ongoing custody dispute.

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