Month: January 2021

As summer vacation time approaches, many divorced Maryland parents may worry about the impact of less structured days on their carefully constructed co-parenting plan. This time of year can be full of fun for any family, and with proactive planning, clear...

During the divorce process, in addition to many other details, divorcing parents also face negotiations around child support and child custody. Maryland couples experiencing an amicable divorce will likely encounter few, if any, conflicts around custody and support...

Unfortunately, statistics indicate many Maryland couples are either currently working their way through the divorce process or will be sometime in the future. Likely, most people feel somewhat overwhelmed by the list of tasks that must be covered to help them achieve...

Getting married can be a daunting prospect for many. Even people who are certain they have chosen the right person may worry about the financial aspects of marriage, and with high divorce rates in mind, what might happen in the event their marriage ends. Many engaged...

Any Maryland resident who has experienced divorce understands how daunting the entire process can be, as well as the difficulty of ending a marriage. Some people who have made the decision to split choose to seek a legal separation rather than, or before, pursuing a...

Many Maryland residents have experienced the divorce process, and likely, most of those people now have child and/or spousal support obligations. Many people may wonder what exactly courts look at when they are setting the level of financial obligation for one or both...

Maryland residents may know the divorce rate among the younger population has decreased over the past 25 years. On the other hand, many more couples over 50 are now seeking divorce than ever before. This fairly recent trend -- often called “gray divorce” -- could be a...

When a marriage ends, neither party really wants to disrupt their lives, other than, of course, not living with their spouse anymore. Unfortunately, as anyone who has gone through a divorce knows, typically, lives do change in many ways. Parents, especially, often...

In addition to emotional pain, many divorced or separated people in Maryland experience the pain of dividing assets, negotiating living arrangements, child custody and visitation schedules, and perhaps much more. Most people find tax time tedious at the best of times,...

Child custody is an important determination in any divorce. For that reason, parents confronting child custody concerns during their divorce should be familiar with how child custody is determined in Maryland. How child custody is determined Child custody is based on...