With a New Year Comes New…

With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules - Vol. 5

December 31st, 2019
Rule 9-205 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. Starting January 1, 2020, for cases filed on or after that date and “insofar as practicable” to all cases pending th… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Custody, Litigation, Maryland Parenting Plan Tool, Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure, Mediation
With a New Year Comes New…

With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules - Vol. 4

December 31st, 2019
Rule 9-204.2 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. Starting January 1, 2020, for cases filed on or after that date and “insofar as practicable” to all cases pending… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Custody, Litigation, Maryland Parenting Plan Tool, Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure, Mediation

With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules - Vol. 3

December 31st, 2019
Rule 9-204.1 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. Starting January 1, 2020, for cases filed on or after that date and “insofar as practicable” to all cases pending… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Custody, Litigation, Maryland Parenting Plan Tool, Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure, Mediation

With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules - Vol. 2

December 31st, 2019
Rule 9-204 Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. Starting January 1, 2020, for cases filed on or after that date and “insofar as practicable” to all cases pending th… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Custody, Litigation, Maryland Parenting Plan Tool, Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure, Mediation

With a New Year Comes New Parenting Court Rules - Vol. 1

December 31st, 2019
An Overview Introduction The new year brings with it new and updated Rules of Civil Procedure in Maryland’s child custody cases. Starting January 1, 2020, for cases filed on or after that date and “insofar as practicable” to all cases pending t… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Custody, Litigation, Mediation

Is It Time to Overhaul Maryland’s Grounds for Divorce?

October 30th, 2019
Part 3 This blog, the third and last in a multi-part series, considering Maryland’s trends and other states’ grounds from Part 1 and Part 2, discusses whether it is time for Maryland to overhaul its grounds for divorce. I welcome hearing from rea… Read More
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Categories: Divorce, News
Tags: Absolute Divorce, Divorce, Grounds for Divorce, Limited Divorce, No Fault Divorce

What Does Maryland's Updated Law on Extraordinary Medical Expenses Really Mean for Families?

October 18th, 2019
Effective October 1, 2019, Maryland’s law on “extraordinary medical expenses” changed. The law (and these updates) is found in Maryland Annotated Code, Family Law Article §§12-201 and 12-204. “Extraordinary medical expenses&… Read More
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Categories: Child Custody, News
Tags: Child Support, Child Support Guidelines, Extraordinary Medical Expenses

Is it time to overhaul Maryland's grounds for divorce?

October 15th, 2019
Part 1 This blog, the first in a multi-part series, poses the question of whether it’s time to update Maryland’s grounds for divorce and starts to answer that question by looking at developments in Maryland over the last several years. We’ll th… Read More
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Categories: Divorce, News
Tags: Absolute Divorce, Divorce, Grounds for Divorce, Limited Divorce

2019 Maryland Family Law Legislative Developments

May 22nd, 2019
2019 Maryland Family law legislation that passed into law & that failed and will not become law. Read More
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Categories: News
Tags: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Suport, Domestic Violence, Parentage

2018 Maryland General Assembly - The Session of Mutual Consent

March 26th, 2018
2018 has been the Session of “Mutual Consent”, with four (4) bills proposing to change the Mutual Consent ground for divorce. SB120 proposes to eliminate the exclusion of no minor children in common, so making the Mutual Consent ground fo… Read More
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Categories: Divorce, News
Tags: Grounds for Divorce, Mutual Consent
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