Maryland recognizes equitable division of marital property. This means that your marital estate should be divided fairly. This does not mean that your estate must be divided equally. Therefore, there’s room to argue for a larger share of the marital estate, thereby...
Are you conflict averse? If so, then you’re probably cringing at the thought of fighting with your spouse throughout the divorce process. That tension might leave you wanting a quick out of the marriage dissolution process, but that can be a dangerous approach to...
Being accused of abusing or neglecting your child can make you feel like you are living a nightmare. An accusation of child abuse or neglect can haunt you for the rest of your life. Once an accusation is alleged, the situation can quickly spiral out of control and you...
When you a crafting a parenting plan with your ex, you must go through a lot of negotiation about who gets the kid when, who picks up the kid where and many other logistical matters. After you go through all that and the court formalizes it with a child custody order,...
If you feel like your marriage is coming to an end, then you might be stressed about the steps you need to take to protect your interests, especially if you’ve never been involved in the divorce process before. You might want to dissolve your marriage as quickly as...
No one enters a marriage planning for it to end in divorce. Unfortunately, many marriages fail and people need to take the necessary steps to move forward and get a divorce. This can be complex, considering the various legal and financial issues involved. That...
During the divorce process, you and your soon-to-be ex-spouse will need to decide on child custody. If you still get along well enough to create your own parenting plan, great. If not, you will need to appear in divorce court so that the judge can decide for you. The...
The prenuptial agreement is a somewhat unusual type of contract, but it is still a contract. Instead of creating and defining a business relationship, it represents an agreement between two spouses-to-be about what would happen if they got divorced someday. Prenuptial...
There are many reasons that people decide to end their marriages in Maryland. Sometimes the decision to get a divorce is a mutual decision between the spouses. They may find themselves in many fights over actions of the other spouse or they simply fall out of love....
Your children mean the world to you. That can make it that much harder when your kids seem to suddenly turn against you. But if that happens, you shouldn’t necessarily blame yourself or your strained relationship with your children’s other parent. Instead, you should...
