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Nobody likes paying child support. As necessary as it is, nobody likes paying it. But the courts will almost always require it when you are a non custodial parent. It is about the best interests of the child - not your former spouse. So what happens when your child turns 18 and there is no […]

Not as easy as you would think If you are facing a divorce or child custody case, we understand child support is likely to be one of your primary worries. Whether are you are planning to be the custodial parent, or the one paying child support, you’re probably extremely interested in how much that child […]

I saw a recent news article about a stay at home mom trying to refinance her house. She was running into major problems. She thought she should be able to just refinance the house into her name only, but the bank wasn't willing to do it. She was surprised this was a problem. It made […]

The following content was updated in July 2022 Most of us know it is simply common sense not to leave a young child unattended. But did you know Maryland has a specific law on when you can legally leave a child unattended? Did you know Maryland provides an exact age requirement for leaving children unattended? […]

Maryland divorce laws are getting a major overhaul this year, effective October 1, 2023. These changes are designed to bring Maryland into the modern age and make getting a divorce less time consuming and expensive. It is also supposed to dramatically cut down the fighting between divorcing couples. While that last goal remains to be […]

This is a cautionary tale. Read this to find out what NOT to do for your children. You can be forced to pay for the divorce and child support debts of someone else, if you do this one very common thing. What if you suddenly had your entire life savings drained dry due to your […]

Tales from the Courtroom Some horror stories in court are worse than any movie Hollywood ever came out with. We have some "horror stories" from lawyers about divorce cases they were involved in. On a popular website, there was a recent request for divorce lawyers to tell their most outrageous stories of divorce and child […]

We tend to think of courts as having pretty much supreme power to order people to do what they see fit.This is particularly true in a divorce or child custody case, where a lot is at stake. In reality, that is only partially true. Generally speaking, if the parties to a family law case cannot […]

The old woman who lived in a shoe probably never wondered if she was a parent. She had so many children, how could she not know? But for some people, it is not that obvious - at least from a legal perspective. What about grandparents who raise their grandchildren as their own? Are they simply […]

If you are in an abusive relationship, it may seem as if you have few options and nowhere to turn. But that is not true. You can and should remove yourself and your children from the abuser. And in Maryland, you have many tools at your disposal to make that happen. One is filing for […]

Attorney Faces Suspension for Unethical Affair and Billing Scandal A divorce lawyer has been indefinitely suspended from practicing law after having an affair with his client. But that isn't the worst part. He was also billing her for the time they were together conducting their affair! Wow. That is a new low! According to news […]

(2025 Note: This post is about a Maryland legal case in 2021. The law changed in 2023. To learn about the new law, see our Free Legal Guide to Divorce.) To get a divorce in Maryland, you need "grounds." The most common ground for getting divorced is the one year voluntary separation. To achieve that, […]