Student loans have become almost essential for many people attending college today. There is a large number of Maryland residents who must make student loan payments for several years after graduating. Some people even continue paying student loan debt for decades if...
Annapolis Maryland Legal Blog
Collaborative law offers a more peaceful divorce
If you and your spouse are contemplating ending your marriage, you may be hesitating because you dread the thought of a contentious legal battle. It may surprise you to know that many family law attorneys have felt the same way, so they began developing more peaceful...
Are active-duty service members protected in child custody cases?
Service members are well-respected throughout the United States. However, the military is an especially difficult line of work because of the possibility of deployment. During a deployment, a service member lives away from their spouse and children, which could create...
Divorce and your future wealth – or lack thereof
If you and your spouse in Maryland have made the hard choice to end your marriage, you know that now it is time to turn your attention to the logistics of untangling your lives. The experience of getting divorced touches every fiber of a person's life and the outcome...
Determining the child’s best interests in military custody cases
Being in the military isn't an easy way to make a living and it certainly isn’t easy on marriages and families. Unusual hours and extended periods of deployment can come at any time, making life difficult for a married couple. It is no wonder the...
Three ways that military divorces are more complicated
Technically, the law treats a military divorce the same as a civilian divorce. However, due to a variety of factors that affect the military lifestyle, you as a service member may have additional concerns about divorce that a civilian does not.While alimony, custody...
Parental relocation in Maryland
While a divorce can indeed bring with it a sense of finality, it does not necessarily signal the end of the feelings that a couple may feel towards each other; rather, those the nature of those emotions is what changes. Many may find these emotions too difficult to...
The benefits of a collaborative divorce
Facing a divorce can be daunting. You may dread the process to divide your household, as well as the intervention of the court in deciding on some of the most important aspects of your life.However, not all couples end their marriages on bad terms. When you and your...
How should I dress for my custody hearing?
While it might seem like an unimportant factor in winning a child custody case, how you dress on the day of the hearing can have a real impact on your chances of success. The clothes you wear will make an impression on the judge before you even begin speaking, which...
What is asset valuation?
One of the most important things in a high-asset divorce is properly figuring out your net worth as a couple. The Maryland court will expect that you do a complete job of determining the value of all your assets so they can be properly divided. This is where asset...
