Divorce

The decision to get a divorce affects all areas of your life. You must address living arrangements, child custody agreements, division of marital assets and more. As a stay-at-home parent, you face many added concerns. Without a current income, how will you pay your...

When you navigate a Maryland divorce, you need to think about your future and what you might do to prepare for it financially and otherwise. You may also have questions about whether you might be able to collect Social Security benefits based on your spouse’s work...

When you are in a marriage with a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, you may become accustomed to shopping at military commissaries and using TRICARE health insurance. However, if your marriage to the service member ends, you may question whether you may continue to...

After a judge hands down a divorce decree, often one of the ex-spouses is unhappy with the custody order. Maybe you received physical and legal custody of your children, and you are worried that your ex-spouse will try to find a way to get the order modified in order...

Every year, your child has a few months off school thanks to summer vacation. This causes strain for your family at the best of times, but now that you’re divorced, you know it’s going to be problematic. Both you and your ex-spouse work 9-to-5 jobs, and your child...

If you are like most Maryland parents considering a divorce, you probably hate the idea of sharing custody with your ex. Needing to see them every few days, not knowing what they will say or do around your children and hearing about them involving new people in your...

Any kind of divorce is stressful, expensive and time-consuming. However, military divorce can be particularly complicated and unpleasant for spouses who want to go their separate ways. Although some aspects of military divorce are the same, including that you go...

During divorce proceedings in Maryland, the courts take every possible step to review the family circumstances and create a highly-individualized and appropriate custody order or parenting plan. Still, no matter how effective and thorough the initial custody order may...

You've got a strong bond with your child, but you also work a demanding career. Your ex has already made it clear that they intend to ask for primary custody on the grounds that they are available more of the time and that they often perform more of the parenting...

Couples who are going through a hard time may not want to immediately file for divorce. People can choose to temporarily separate while they work on their personal issues and on their issues in their relationship with their spouse. Living separately can give some...