It is difficult enough for civilian parents to maintain a productive child custody arrangement after a divorce or separation. Military servicemembers face additional challenges in the form of active deployment, drill weekends, training and other demands. No matter how...
Child Custody
Do a child’s wishes matter when setting custody terms?
The vast majority of parents in Maryland and elsewhere just want their children to be healthy and happy. Unfortunately, when parents are going through a divorce, it is not uncommon for their children to struggle. This is especially true if kids feel their thoughts on...
Can I move my child out of country after my divorce?
Life has not been what you wanted for some time, and you are getting ready to make some changes, including ending your marriage and moving out of the country. The problem -- you have a child to consider and are not sure if you can get a custody arrangement that will...
Yes, you can seek an adjustment of a child custody order
When you went through the divorce process a while ago, part of your agreement included a child custody order. As written, it has been working for you, for the most part, but it could be better. The good news is, under the right circumstances, Maryland parents can seek...
Child custody communication tips you’ll need
Any Maryland parent currently navigating divorce is undoubtedly concerned with how the changes in their lives might affect their children. They must resolve numerous child custody issues in order to finalize their divorce. To help children cope, it is a good idea for...
How child support payments affect taxes
Tax season is here, and as people in Maryland and across the country work to determine what they may or may not owe, they may have questions about potential deductions. For parents who make or receive child support payments, they may wonder how this impacts their tax...
Questions that influence a child custody agreement
When two people share children here in Maryland but are not in a relationship with one another, they often have to come to an agreement about how to handle parenting. There are numerous factors that influence a child custody agreement, so no two plans will be alike....
Child custody: What are you wearing to court?
Like many Maryland spouses, you never could have imagined that you and your partner would one day head for divorce proceedings. Perhaps you were married for several decades or were still awaiting your 10-year anniversary when you determined that things weren’t working...
Don’t make co-parenting a teen harder than it needs to be
Nothing can quite prepare you for the transition of your child from a snuggly baby to a rambunctious youngster to an independent teenager. But like all parents in Maryland, you do the very best that you can. Things get a little more complicated during divorce though,...
Can you build a co-parenting foundation through mediation?
Regardless of how a Maryland couple’s marriage ends, if they have children, they will most likely need to find a way to relate to each other as parents post-divorce. Just because the marital relationship ended, it does not mean that the parental relationship does. You...
