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Divorce is never easy, and it’s particularly challenging for parents of young children. In addition to worrying about the legal issues of child custody, parenting time, and child support, there is the very personal consideration of how the chil… Read More

If you filed taxes together with your spouse when you were married, you claimed the kids as dependents without even thinking about it. But now that you are planning to divorce, who gets to claim kids on taxes and take that all-important exemption? Fo… Read More

Social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat can not only contribute to the demise of a marriage, they can cause endless trouble in a divorce. If you’re going to be social online, you need to be smart in real life. Social media… Read More

Everyone knows that divorce can be expensive. Many people are tempted to reduce that expense by representing themselves in a divorce. In certain circumstances, such as a very short-term marriage in which there are no children and no property to divid… Read More

You are the world’s foremost expert on what it’s like to be married to your spouse. In particular, you know how your spouse treats you, how they parent, how they spend or save money. In order to get a divorce judgment that reflects those… Read More

If you are seeking a divorce in Maryland, you might think that you and your spouse are in the best position to tell the court whether you have valid grounds for divorce. It might surprise you to learn that until very recently, couples were often requ… Read More

One of the most frequently asked questions that we hear is  How long must I be separated before I can get divorced? People are often discouraged when they hear the answer. In Maryland, in most cases, you need a 12 month separation before you can o… Read More

It is often said that within a single separation there are really three unique separations that must be addressed: (1) legal separation, (2) emotional separation, and (3) financial separation. On Tuesday, Hollywood starlet Gwyneth Paltrow and her hus… Read More