If you and your spouse are Maryland residents planning to divorce, you probably want to know everything you can about current divorce laws. You may think the year-long waiting period is still in force, but that is not entirely accurate. New laws have brought changes...
Divorce
How to protect digital assets in a divorce
There are numerous assets to divide in a divorce, such as the house and various antiques the couple may have purchased together. However, many people these days have valuable assets located digitally. Photos stored on a computer may have high sentimental value, and...
What constitutes financial fraud in a divorce?
If your Maryland marriage appears to be breaking up, your life undoubtedly is difficult, emotional and stressful right now. You worry about your kids if you file for divorce. You worry about yourself. You may even have the added burden of worrying about whether or not...
Dividing retirement accounts during divorce
Division of assets is one of the most argued elements of divorce. Whether a couple was married for two years or 20, property adds up fast and it doesn't split neatly down the middle.Maryland is an equitable distribution state, meaning the property a couple acquires...
Five Myths about Fathers’ Rights in Maryland
For fathers considering a divorce, myths about fathers' rights can make a divorce seem like a daunting prospect. Luckily, we're living in a time where divorce court proceedings are more fairly weighted between fathers and mothers. Let's look at the top five...
Should spouses who are divorcing file for bankruptcy together?
No one anticipates that their marriage will result in a divorce, just as no one anticipates that their financial life will result in bankruptcy. Going through a divorce or declaring bankruptcy are stressful enough on their own, but what if both are happening at the...
Dissipation of Marital Assets in Divorce:
Dissipation of assets occurs in a divorce case when joint funds have been spent for other than family purposes with the intention of reducing the amount of money available. In other words, one spouse spends money so that the other spouse can't get their fair share. In...
Who Makes the Survivor Benefit Selections?
In a divorce case, a pension survivor benefit is an asset which is in play for division. Recently the Maryland Court of Special Appeals struck down a decision of the Carroll County Circuit Court which determined that a former husband had the right to make a selection...
Reasons Needed for Denial of Lawyer Fees
In a recent unreported Maryland Court of Special Appeals Case the trial court in a divorce case awarded no attorney's fees to a wife after awarding her alimony. The appeals court held that this decision was erroneous. The appeals court made this determination because...
Sexual Abuse Conviction Does Not Alter Visitation
In an appeal of a divorce and custody decision in Prince George's County, The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently held that a father's dishonesty concerning a conviction for sexual abuse of an adult does not result in mandatory modification of a visitation...