“The court discourages requests to postpone court events.” — Family Law Manual, Circuit Court for Howard County, Maryland It is the policy for the court to provide timely justice for the citizens of Maryland, so getting a postponement in your divorce case is not easy. All requests for postponements have to be by motion, in […]
If you are getting divorced or thinking about divorce, you must see the Netflix movie, “Marriage Story”. My son saw it and asked if divorce law was really like the movie. So I decided to watch it. Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver fall in love, get married and have a son together. Inevitably, different agendas […]
My son was still smarting this morning from the lecture he got from his mom for playing computer games last night. I told him that his mom is not angry at him and she just wants the best for him. So he should not let it get to him. Then I told him some stories […]
“I had an affair with a woman I work with a few years ago,” said the prospective divorce client in Attorney Hamilton Starke’s office. “I think I should tell my wife about it.” “No, no, no!’ exclaimed Starkes. “Look, your guilt is making you want to confess. But the more you explain, the more problems […]
Here is an interesting case we argued in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals about dividing bank accounts in a divorce. The parties had two savings accounts at the time of their Maryland divorce, worth $86,075.66 and $23,228.33. The accounts were in the husband’s name. Since they were acquired during the marriage, they were marital […]
The residents of Bhopal, India were suffering through a drought this summer. In desperation, they sought to appease Lord Indra, the Hindu God of Rains. The only way to do this was to hold a special marriage ceremony. It was special because the bride and groom were frogs. The frogs were married on July 19. […]
Who had more wives, Larry King or King Henry VIII? King Henry VIII had six wives whose fate is memorialized in this rhyme: DIVORCED, BEHEADED, DIED DIVORCED, BEHEADED, SURVIVED. Larry King has had seven wives.
Divorce lawyer and mediator Ron Ousky has created a set of conversation cards to help you stay married. Ousky got the idea from listening to his divorce clients and wishing he could turn back the clock and get them talking to each other. He says that as kids, jobs, in-laws and money stresses begin to […]
Here are some secrets that divorce lawyers hope you’ll never find out. Because if you did, they might go out of business. “Arguing and getting angry, never works. Understanding and loving, always works. – Notes from the Universe.” “May your case be decided by a piece of paper that flies through an open window at […]
Cincinnati Judge Amy Searcy is redesigning the courtroom for better divorce proceedings. She wants better outcomes for families going through the divorce process. Courtrooms are pretty intimidating places. The walls are wood-paneled. The ceilings are high. The judge sits higher than everyone else behind the bench. It is a solemn and somber décor evoking the […]
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