Maryland Family Law Attorneys

Maryland Family Law

The Maryland family law attorneys of Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield have decades of experience representing Maryland residents in family law matters including divorce, custody, and support cases. Consistently recognized for their skill by such publications as Bethesda Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers, the firm’s attorneys are known for their creative and strategic approach to family dispute resolution.

Divorce

Put in the simplest terms, divorce is the legal process that ends a marriage. But as anyone who has ever considered or experienced a divorce knows, little about this process is simple. Just as marriage is more than a legal relationship, divorce…

Divorce Mediation

Divorce, custody, and other family law disputes are rarely easy or comfortable to resolve. Too often, the fallout from a contentious legal battle lingers for years, leaving emotional scars on both parties and making it difficult to co-parent together. While litigation is…

Child Custody

If you are a parent, nothing matters more to you than your children. When you are divorcing or ending a relationship with your children’s other parent, the issue of child custody is naturally foremost in your mind. Questions like: How much time…

Child Support

Parenthood, as every parent quickly learns, carries many responsibilities. One of these is the obligation to support your children financially. As a parent, you are committed to providing your children a stable, safe place to live and the material things and services…

Alimony

When faced with divorce, you are likely concerned about your financial future, including whether you can receive alimony or may be asked to pay it. At Strickler, Platnick & Hatfield, we will help you understand how Maryland alimony law applies to your…

Domestic Violence in Maryland

Domestic violence can happen to anyone. While men are most often the perpetrators of domestic violence in Maryland and women most often the victims, both men and women commit acts of domestic abuse and experience abuse. Domestic violence cuts across lines of…

Legal Process Options for Divorce in Maryland

If you are contemplating a divorce, or your spouse has asked for a divorce, you already know that your life is about to change. You may not be able to change the fact that your marriage needs to end, but you have…

Equitable Distribution of Marital Property

Division of property is often one of the most contentious issues in a divorce. It is frequently depicted humorously in TV shows and movies, but dividing up your marital assets in real life is no laughing matter, especially if those assets are…

Mutual Consent Divorce

A number of states require couples to have fault grounds for divorce—in other words, legal reasons that justify ending the marriage based upon the bad acts of a spouse. Common fault grounds for divorce include adultery or physical abuse. The public policy…

Same-Sex Marriage

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges made same-sex marriage legal in all fifty states. While married couples of the same sex have all the same legal rights as any other married couples, they may still face some…

Appeals

Sometimes the decision a judge makes after the trial in a family law matter just has to be appealed. This might be because the judge’s ruling was so devastatingly unfavorable to you that it needs redress. This might also be because even…