In our experience helping Maryland families navigate divorce, determining child custody can be the hardest part for parents. Making arrangements regarding when parents can see their children is difficult. And agreeing on a plan about how decisions for the children will be made can be just as taxing. In Maryland, two types of custody must…
Parents who no longer live together often have a hard time deciding on child custody. This is especially true when parents have widely different parenting styles. If parents can’t agree on child custody and visitation, sometimes courts order a child custody evaluation. What is a child custody evaluation? A child custody evaluation is an investigation…
There is no Maryland law that lists out what visitation schedule is in your child(ren)’s best interests. Nor has such a formula been established by developmental experts. Most competent experts believe that a visitation schedule must be based on the physical age and the temperament of the child, the ability of the parents to cooperate,…
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…
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…
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.
