UPDATE: During the 2021 Session, the Maryland General Assembly changed the effective date of this law change from October 1, 2021 (as...
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Maryland Child Support Guidelines Updates – Shared Physical Custody 2020
For child support purposes, “shared physical custody” is the minimum number of overnights a parent must have in order for the number of...
Maryland Child Support Guidelines Updates – 2020 & 2022
UPDATE: During the 2021 Session, the Maryland General Assembly changed the effective date of this law change from October 1, 2021 (as...
Maryland Child Custody – What ARE the Best Interests of the Child? (2020 Update)
When it comes to where a child of separated parents lives, the child’s schedule for spending time with each parent, and decision-making...
When Parents’ Constitutional Rights & Children’s Best Interests Collide
How are parents' constitutionally protected beliefs and behaviors weighed against children's best interests in child custody decisions?...
“Marriage Story” – Fact or Fiction?
(Or, finding the better path - a divorce lawyer's perspective.) "Marriage Story" might more accurately (though less invitingly) be titled...
Divorce’s Traumas & Their Impact on Decision Making
Divorce is a globally traumatic experience. For spouses over the death of their relationship. For parents and children over the unraveling...
With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules – Vol. 5
Rule 9-205 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. ...
With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules – Vol. 4
Rule 9-204.2 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. ...
With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules – Vol. 3
Rule 9-204.1 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. ...