For some Maryland divorcees, parental alienation may happen gradually. This is a process in which a child is manipulated by one parent to turn against the other. At the start, an ex may badmouth the targeted parent and come up with excuses to delay or cancel child...
Individuals who are going through a divorce in Maryland and elsewhere around the country may find that the holidays are a time of heightened tension. This is often particularly true if the divorcing couple has children, but it can even be difficult for those who are...
For Maryland couples who are going through a divorce, one important step might be to close any joint accounts and open new individual ones. If spouses have accounts on which the other person is named as an authorized user, the user should be removed. These actions...
You may have inadvertently discovered that social media posts can be problematic because of the information your spouse has been sharing online. It is a good lesson to learn. Any information your spouse emails, texts or posts online can become evidence in divorce...
Some Maryland couples who are planning on getting married might wonder whether they need to get a prenuptial agreement. There are several circumstances in which this may be the right choice. For example, if a person owns a business, a prenup may be necessary. Without...
When married couples in Maryland consider divorce, they may wonder if it is the right thing to do, especially if they have children. The decision to divorce is never an easy one, but experts offer some advice that couples can use to help them decide what is best for...
Divorce can be a difficult process emotionally. Sometimes it is the only way to move forward in life. Not all Maryland divorces look exactly the same, but there are some procedural steps that they have in common. First, one spouse puts the divorce in writing by filing...
People in Maryland who have not finished high school might be more likely to get a divorce than those with a higher level of educational attainment. This is one of a number of findings in multiple studies that have looked at factors in divorce risk. Couples with age...
Did you know that our state is one of the very that allows attackers to claim parental rights when a woman is impregnated during a sexual assault? The Baltimore Sun reports that there are only six other states that allow rapists to assert parental rights. Those states...
One of the post-divorce changes that your children will have to deal with is becoming acclimated to living between two homes. Adjusting can be difficult, partly because they will no longer see both parents every day — now it will be one at a time. Fortunately,...