by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 5 minutes
The main reason to get a free bankruptcy consultation is to figure out your options. Once you know your options you can make informed, intelligent decisions. What about waiting? Is that an option? Why take action now? What many people do not know is that IF you are going to have to file for bankruptcy,...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes
What do a Great Dane, a college visit, and a Yorkie have to do with bankruptcy? No – it’s not about how expensive college and vet care have become (although that would be a good answer!) My screen saver in my office shows family pictures. When the picture of our Great Dane pops up, the...
by Nasheia Smith | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 9 minutes
This post explains how alimony is handled in a typical Maryland divorce. It is part of our Free Legal Consumer Guide to Divorce in Maryland. Alimony is part of some, but not all, Maryland divorce cases. For all the details on Divorce in Maryland, click here to read our entire Free Legal Guide on Divorce...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 10 minutes
This page is for our current bankruptcy clients. We created it to help prepare them for a formal meeting called a 341 meeting of creditors in a Chapter 13 case. (Click Preparing for Your Chapter 7 for a similar article) A typical bankruptcy case does not involve a lot of confrontation. The one place it...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 9 minutes
This page is for our current bankruptcy clients. We created it to help prepare them for a formal meeting called a 341 meeting of Creditors in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. (Click Preparing for Your Chapter 13 for a similar article) A typical bankruptcy case does not involve a lot of confrontation. The one place it...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
While fireworks actually predate American history by a few thousand years, fireworks have been a long standing symbol of American Independence since 1777. Original celebrations of our independence included the firing of guns and cannons. While that has understandably fallen out of public favor due to safety concerns (imagine blasting a cannon in your backyard...
by Nasheia Smith | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes
Each tax filing season can bring up thorny issues that will affect couples long after they’ve separated. Unless ex-spouses can set aside their differences, one or both partners will often end up overpaying. For example, one tax preparer in a Wall Street Journal story told of a tax return he did where the wife was...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 3 minutes
When you file for bankruptcy in Southern Maryland you need to take two classes. They can be done online or over the phone. There is a Credit Counseling Class that you take before you file. After you file, you need to complete the Debtor Education Class so your case will be closed with a discharge....
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 4 minutes
We get a LOT of calls from people who want to add their children or another family member to the deed to their house. But before you proceed with adding someone to a deed, you need to consider the tax and financial implications. They have the best intentions – but they may be making a...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 7 minutes
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