by Dave Gormley | Posted in What's New With Us | Reading Time: < 1 minute
A Tradition Unlike Any Other (What a great slogan! We should trademark that.) Every year we buy a bunch of poinsettia’s to decorate the lobby for Christmas. And every year in January, we toss the old poinsettia plants into the dumpster from our second floor window! Of course we make a contest out of it!...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: < 1 minute
Dave Gormley discusses short sales, bankruptcy, taxes and more with Southern California Realtor Connor MacIvor. There are several things that you should watch out for when approaching anyone when wanting to short sale a residence. What type of loan do you have? Was all the money borrowed used on the primary residence? Have you taken out money to...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Navigating Bankruptcy Procedures: Your Journey to the Courthouse When you file for bankruptcy you often only have to attend one meeting. If you live in Southern Maryland this means going to the US Trustee’s office in Greenbelt. However if we have to attend a bankruptcy hearing you will be going to the Court House. For...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 4 minutes
Should you make a budget and track all of your spending to make sure you follow it? Sure, but is making a New Years resolution really going to make you do it? Probably just the opposite. Almost all New Year’s resolutions fail in the first few months of the year. My New Years resolution each...
by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes
People often ask us what they need to bring to their first family law consultation. While it’s not necessary to bring anything to your divorce, child custody, or adoption consultation, there are some things you can bring that will be helpful. This post will list them. Most of the information I need to know will...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 9 minutes
Requesting Foreclosure Mediation in Maryland When someone comes into our Waldorf or Lexington Park offices for a foreclosure consult, they often have a packet from their mortgage company that includes the Maryland Foreclosure Mediation Op-In Form. Many people ask if going to mediation is worth the $50 fee. The answer is it may be worth...
by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 3 minutes
I saw a recent news article about a stay at home mom trying to refinance her house. She was running into major problems. It made me think of all the problems people must be having trying to save the house they negotiated for, or were awarded, in a past divorce case. A typical Separation Agreement may...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Hopefully you are reading this because you have made it to the end of your Chapter 13 Plan. Maybe you just got the Notice of Completion of Plan Payments. Now it is time to get your discharge and have your case closed. Congratulations. A Chapter 13 Plan is not an easy thing to complete. Notice...
by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 3 minutes
A pre-nuptial agreement is a common method of making sure certain things in life stay the way you want if your marriage ends in divorce. We discussed their importance in a previous blog post you can read here. Typically, a pre-nup deals with marital assets. Since divorce is such a painful and emotional legal process,...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 5 minutes
How does Maryland’s speed camera law work? Are speed cameras legal in Maryland? Can you challenge speed camera tickets? Like it or not, speed cameras are a reality. And they are making a LOT of money for state and local government, so they aren’t going anywhere soon. If you drive, you need to read this...
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