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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

Almost everyone has heard of prenuptial agreements, those contracts signed in anticipation of marriage, usually to protect the intended spouses’ finances. But most people are less familiar with postnuptial agreements, which are just what they sound like: an agreement signed after marriage.… Read More

It is widely understood that a divorcing couple must divide up their marital assets. In Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, that division is made according to the principles of equitable distribution. Under equitable distribution, all assets acquired by either spouse… Read More

Marriage isn’t just a legal relationship: it’s a social, emotional, and financial one. Accordingly, divorce naturally involves those elements as well. Equitable distribution of property deals with the allocation of marital assets in divorce. In Maryland, spouses are to divide marital property… Read More

Everyone knows that one aspect of a divorce is dividing marital property, known in Maryland as the equitable distribution of property. The fundamental rule is that all property acquired by either spouse during the marriage (with narrow exceptions) is considered “marital property.”… Read More