It is common for some Maryland couples who think they might want to divorce to first want a separation in order to make their determination about whether or not ending their marriage is appropriate for them. Legal separation is different from an informal separation in...
Maryland couples who are getting a divorce should be aware that there are implications for Social Security benefits. This may be particularly significant in terms of the timing of the divorce if the couple are nearing the 10-year mark. If a couple has been married for...
Maryland fans of Louis Tomlinson may have heard that he has been involved in a custody battle. Some sources claim that the mother of his 5-month-old child has not been allowing the One Direction star regular access. Tomlinson wants joint physical and legal custody....
Maryland fans of actor Johnny Depp might have followed the breakup of his marriage to Amber Heard. It has also been reported that Depp would be selling some of the art he has collected since the 1990s. However, this is probably unrelated to the divorce since the two...
Most every state has some marriage and divorce laws that seem odd by modern standards. Back when divorce was highly stigmatized (not so long ago), legislators felt they could compel couples to stay together by making divorce as logistically difficult as possible. Some...
Some parts of the divorce process are almost always emotionally fraught. Child custody, for instance, tends to be one of the most stressful aspects of divorce for most couples, especially when each parent wants primary or sole custody. It is obvious why custody issues...
There are a lot of perceptions and clichés about divorce that simply aren't true. One of those myths is the idea that when going through a divorce, women are likely to "take their husbands for all they're worth." The truth of the matter is that many divorces...