Southern Maryland Divorce Lawyers

Southern Maryland Divorce Attorneys in Waldorf, Lexington Park, and all of Southern Maryland

If you are considering a divorce, you need to make informed decisions based on trustworthy legal advice.

Our Southern Maryland divorce lawyers bring decades of experience to guiding spouses through the divorce process.

At Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett, we help spouses in Waldorf, Lexington Park, and other areas of Southern Maryland navigate the divorce process. Regardless of your personal circumstances, there are aspects of your divorce that will be unique to you. It will be important for you to rely on the advice of an experienced Waldorf divorce attorney at every step along the way.

While getting divorced is never easy, the process is not necessarily as complicated as many people think. With that said, it is also extremely common for divorcing spouses to overlook issues that are of significant importance. When we represent divorcing spouses, we help our clients navigate the process efficiently and cost-effectively. We provide personalized and detail-oriented advice on all the issues that need to be addressed.

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Get Free Legal Advice About Your Divorce – At Southern Maryland Law, our Waldorf divorce attorneys believe strongly that everyone should be able to make informed decisions about their legal needs. This is why we provide free online resources for individuals who are thinking about filing for divorce in Southern Maryland. Read our Free Legal Guide to Divorce to get started.

Work One-On-One with a Local Divorce Attorney – When you choose Southern Maryland Law, you will work one-on-one with an experienced Southern Maryland divorce attorney. You will receive legal advice that is custom-tailored to your personal circumstances, and we will answer all your questions.

With offices located in Waldorf and Lexington Park, we are truly a local Southern Maryland family law firm.

Get Detailed and Step-By-Step Guidance for Your Divorce – As a client of Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett, you can expect to receive detailed, step-by-step guidance throughout your divorce. You will communicate regularly with your lawyer, and you can contact us 24/7 when you have questions to ask or information to share.

Feel Confident That You Are Making Informed Decisions – When you are ending your marriage, you need to feel confident that you are making informed decisions. Above all else, our Waldorf divorce lawyer provides our clients with much-needed peace of mind. When your divorce is over, you will not have any doubt that you have achieved a favorable outcome and are ready to start your post-divorce life.

Maryland Divorce Legal Guide

Family legal matters are scary and emotional. Do you know your options? Do you have a lot of legal questions?

You need answers and you need them now. When you have answers and know your options you can make informed, intelligent decisions.

We are experienced Southern Maryland family legal team, and we wrote this guide so you can quickly & easily discover the answers to your legal questions. Know your options and be informed before you make big decisions about your family law case – like hiring a lawyer.

You can learn a lot in just 15 minutes by reading this free legal guide now.

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Who Will Handle My Case?

When you hire our law firm for your legal case, you don’t just hire a single lawyer. You hire a team. Each practice area has at least two lawyers who handle that area of law, so you have backup when you need it. Our paralegals are highly trained and have lots of experience. Plus they are unfailingly nice & pleasant to work with. You will love working with them!

Nasheia Conway, Attorney

Divorce Attorney

Nasheia Conway is an Associate Attorney at Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett. She is our family law attorney.

She has several years of experience handling criminal cases and family law cases, including divorce, child custody, child support, and adoption cases.

Before joining our firm, Nasheia worked for a non profit agency representing thousands of family law clients. She developed the skill of cultivating positive relationships with clients to counsel them through difficult, emotional issues.

She also had her own practice representing clients in Southern Maryland. And, she has experience handling high volume criminal cases in Baltimore City.

Nasheia attended Bowie State University and the University of Baltimore Law School.

Nasheia was born and raised in Prince George’s County, and still lives there.

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Getting Divorced in Southern Maryland: What You Need to Know

Our firm represents spouses in Southern Maryland in contested, uncontested, and military divorces. Read below to learn a little bit about what you can expect during your divorce. Then contact us to arrange your confidential initial divorce consultation.

Contested Divorce

If you and your spouse are at odds, then you may be looking at proceeding with a contested divorce. In a contested divorce, the spouses disagree on one or more issues in the divorce. If you cannot reach an agreement, you will need to rely on a judge to decide the terms of the divorce for you. Each spouse presents his or her case in court, and then the judge issues a binding decision at the end of the proceedings.

Along the way, the spouses will have various opportunities to come to terms. You may even be required to try mediation. You may be able to come to an agreement on some—or possibly all—aspects of your divorce.

During a contested divorce, there are several issues that you must resolve to bring a discordant marriage to an end. These issues include:

Division of the spouses’ marital property;
Division of the spouses’ marital debts;
Calculation of spousal support;
Calculation of child support; and
Establishment of custody and visitation rights.

Within each of these broad categories, there are numerous discrete issues that must be addressed individually. From determining which assets qualify as marital property to determining what income needs to be considered for purposes of calculating child support, we make sure our clients have a crystal-clear understanding of all the various issues and implications involved in the divorce process.

Uncontested Divorce

If you and your spouse are on good terms, then you may be able to pursue an uncontested divorce to bring your marriage to an amicable close. In an uncontested divorce, the spouses agree on all the various issues discussed above.

To pursue an uncontested divorce, it is not necessary for you and your spouse to be in complete agreement on everything. If you are close to an agreement, you can pursue mediation to help you resolve any remaining issues. Our Southern Maryland divorce lawyers can help you understand when it might make sense to consider these options.

Military Divorce

For members of the military and their spouses, divorce presents certain additional challenges. Many (but not all) of these additional considerations relating to the spouses’ respective rights to military retirement savings and other military benefits. For those who are stationed overseas, divorce can also present unique challenges with regard to child custody.

At Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett, we proudly serve military servicemen and servicewomen stationed at NAS Patuxent River Navy Base in Lexington Park, Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs, NSF Indian Head Navy Base, and of course the Pentagon. We also serve other enlistees and officers who live in Southern Maryland and have represented many veterans in the divorce process as well. If it is time to bring your marriage to an end, our Waldorf divorce lawyers can assist in protecting your legal and financial interests to the fullest extent possible.

What do I do next?

If you need to speak with a family law legal team in Southern Maryland, what are your next steps? You can read our Family Legal Guide for some important tips. Or you can contact us now to schedule an appointment with one of our experienced Southern Maryland divorce attorneys.

At Southern Maryland Law, our Waldorf divorce lawyers offer a flat fee initial consultation for a reason: If you have questions or concerns, we want you to seek help. You should never be deterred from speaking with a lawyer due to financial considerations. We want you to have the information you need to make the right decisions for you.

Too often, people let family-related legal issues linger. They don’t want to deal with the stress, they feel like they don’t have the time, or they assume (or hope) that the issue will eventually go away on its own.

Unfortunately, this passive approach often proves costly. Many issues can become more challenging to resolve if they are not addressed promptly.

During your initial consultation, you will speak with our Waldorf divorce attorney one on one. Everything you say will be held in strict confidence, and you will not be under any obligation to pay for additional advice. If you decide that you would like our help, we will clearly explain our fees so that you will know exactly how much you can expect to pay.

Our experienced legal team also handles other types of family law cases, including:

We serve family members throughout Southern Maryland. We are currently conducting initial consultations by phone and Zoom for individuals who prefer these options. To schedule an appointment, contact us today.

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This law firm was absolutely the best! All the stuff was so friendly and the lawyer that took care of my case was amazing. Tucker Clagett and his paralegals were great. This is a really caring law firm and I would recommend anyone who has to deal with workers comp to this lawyer or anyone to this law firm.

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Why Choose Southern Maryland Law?

We are your community law firm

We have been a vibrant part of the Southern Maryland community for over 55 years. And we believe in community service. Our community has been very good to us, and we try to repay that kindness. We believe giving back to our community is an important part of our job.

One of the oldest law firms here

We are the second oldest law firm in Southern Maryland, serving clients for over 55 years. Thousands of your neighbors have trusted us to be their legal counsel. That’s because we get results, and we treat our clients right. We would never have lasted this long if we did not.

Large enough, yet small enough

We are large enough to provide full service, but small enough to focus on you. Some of the larger firms that opened satellite offices in Waldorf have dozens of attorneys, and even more support staff to handle their clients. At Southern Maryland Law you will be a name – not a number.

Not your grandfather's lawyer

While our firm has been around a long time, we are not what you think lawyers are like. We pride ourselves on being a little more approachable, a little more casual, and a little more likeable than the average lawyer. We are real people with real solutions to your real problems.

Southern Maryland Divorce Lawyers

Southern Maryland Divorce Lawyers