Mental health issues may lead to divorce, or result from or be exacerbated by, separation and divorce. As with the other personal challenges described above, in order to work effectively with an attorney, manage one’s life, care for children, and prepare for settlement or trial, a person must be in the best mental health condition…
A parent with anger management issues should seek competent evaluation and/or treatment immediately if friends, family, co-workers, or they themselves believe an anger management problem might exist. Anger management must be addressed and brought under control in custody/visitation cases. Anger control may develop or become worse as a result of the separation and divorce process.…
Alcohol and drug abuse issues should be dealt with in the same manner as anger management. It is important to get treatment immediately if a party/parent is possibly addicted to alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug abuse will be a major hurtle for a parent to clear in any support, custody and/or visitation case. There…
“Grounds for divorce” means a set of conditions a party must prove in court in order for a judge to grant a divorce. The most common of these grounds are the following: A mutual and voluntary separation which has lasted for at least a period of one year. The separation must have been made with…
In Maryland domestic violence is defined by statute as “abuse” which consists of any one or more of the following acts: One that causes serious bodily harm, One that places a person in fear of imminent serious bodily harm, An assault, A rape or attempted rape, False imprisonment, or Stalking. A document known as a…
Issues such as anger management, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and mental health issues are often the root causes of marital discord which result in separation and/or divorce. In most, if not all, cases involving minor children, it is imperative to immediately seek evaluation and necessary treatment for all such challenges. These afflictions may dramatically damage…
Under most circumstances, so long as you are on the title to the residence, the party who continues to live there cannot bar you from entering the residence. Essentially, you cannot break into a house you own. Therefore, even if the locks have been changed and an alarm system has been installed, you are still…
You are married until a judge signs an order granting your divorce. Therefore, if you have sexual relations with a person other than your spouse, you are committing adultery.
It is not advisable to begin a relationship with another person, whether it is sexual or not during the separation and/or divorce process. It is advisable to tell the potential boyfriend or girlfriend to remain out of the picture until the divorce case is settled or litigated to conclusion. While that may seem draconian, it…
Unless you and your spouse have signed a settlement agreement resolving matters of income and property, any money you make from nearly all sources, is marital. Since it is marital, it is subject to being divided between you and your spouse and it therefore belongs to both of you.
