Child Custody
Out of Harm’s Way: Filing for Emergency Child Custody in Maryland
If you have concerns that a child’s health or safety is at risk in their current environment, you do not have to be a helpless
December 15, 2017
Category: Family Law
Child Custody
Holiday Blues: Handling False Allegations of Domestic Violence in Maryland
Every holiday season there is a drastic increase in the number of requests for protective orders. While the majority of the petitioners that filed for
December 1, 2017
Child Custody
Let’s Get it Started: Understanding Maryland Process Service
Often the largest hurdle in starting your divorce, child custody, child support, or paternity proceeding is ensuring proper Maryland process service. Service of process
November 15, 2017
Child Custody
Daddy Issues: Discussing Paternity Testing In Maryland
For some fathers paternity testing in Maryland maybe an important topic they may have to address with their significant other. Paternity is the legal or
October 15, 2017
Adoption
Family Matters: Understanding Maryland Stepparent Adoptions
In Maryland, stepparent adoptions represent one of the most common forms of adoption. Most Maryland stepparent adoptions occur when one parent is largely absent or
October 1, 2017
Estate Planning
Enduring Support: A Look at Maryland Guardianship Petitions
According to the People’s Law Library of Maryland “establishing a Maryland guardianship is a formal, public, legal process initiated when someone files a petition with
September 15, 2017
Child Custody
Maryland Family Law: Legislative Update 2017
Every year, Maryland’s legislature passes new laws that impact many Maryland family law cases. This session, the Maryland legislature passed a significant number of family
September 1, 2017
Asset Protection
Matrimonial Insurance: Why you need a Maryland Antenuptial Agreement
Most engaged couples with a wedding on the horizon, rarely consider that they may one day decide to divorce their future significant other. Despite the
August 1, 2017
Divorce
Unseen Scars: Understanding Maryland Financial Abuse
In Maryland, a common misunderstanding assumes that domestic violence is limited to physical or psychological abuse used to threaten, injure or intimidate a partner. The
July 1, 2017
Child Custody
It Takes A Village: Establishing De-facto Parenting Rights in Maryland
For many parents ending a relationship can be difficult. For same-sex parents, ending a relationship with the biological parent of their child once meant that
June 1, 2017