Insightful Articles

Look through our articles section for insights into the legal process, dispute resolution options, developments in family law, and practical guidance about preparing for divorce or a family law dispute.

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Estate Planning After Divorce: Important Items to Consider

If you’ve just come through a divorce, it’s likely that the last thing you want is to talk to another lawyer. But divorce is a major life change that affects both your assets and the configuration of your family. Accordingly, estate planning… Read More
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Categories: Divorce
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5 Things Not to Do During Divorce

The subject of “what not to do in a divorce” could fill several books. Let’s face it: divorce is challenging enough without taking actions that can make it even harder. Unfortunately, it can be hard to make good decisions in the moment… Read More
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Modification of Existing Alimony Orders

Alimony in Maryland can be categorized a number of different ways. One important distinction is between alimony pendente lite, or “during the litigation,” which is support paid during the pendency of the divorce and alimony after the divorce. Alimony pendente lite is,… Read More
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Categories: Support
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How Can a Divorce Affect Your Credit Score?

Marriage is more than just a legal relationship: it’s also an emotional, social, and financial one. It should come as no surprise, then, that a divorce has all of those components as well. If you are facing divorce, the financial aspects are… Read More
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Annulment vs. Divorce

Most people who are looking to end their marriage seek a divorce, but occasionally we encounter a prospective client who wants an annulment. What is the difference between a divorce and an annulment, and is there an advantage to getting an annulment… Read More
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10 Things You Should Include in Your Parenting Plan

If you are divorcing or separating from your child’s other parent, one of the most important things you will have to figure out is how to co-parent together during and after the change in your relationship status. Most likely, you will no… Read More
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How to Tell Your Spouse You Want a Divorce

No one likes to communicate bad news, especially if it is surprising (but even when it’s not). Telling your spouse you want a divorce ranks up there as some of the most difficult news to break: it’s big, it’s life-changing, and it… Read More
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How to Choose Your Divorce Financial Expert

When you hear the phrase “divorce professionals,” you probably think of divorce attorneys. That makes sense, since the great majority of professionals who help people with divorce are lawyers. But while divorce is a legal process, it has many other aspects as… Read More
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse in a Child Custody Case

If you are about to enter into a child custody case, or already in the midst of one, you are probably aware that courts decide child custody based on “the best interest of the child.” The factors that courts consider in the… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody
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Issues Facing Parents With a Special Needs Child in Divorce

One of the primary concerns of many parents going through a divorce is how the divorce may affect and impact their child or children. Even more concerning for parents is how, and whether, the parents will be able to work together during… Read More
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Categories: Divorce