Maryland Divorce Legal Crier
In many divorce cases, the parties overlook the most valuable assets in their marital estate. No, its not the house. Retirement accounts are frequently one of the larger assets to be addressed as part of a divorce. Sometimes the account is through one spouse’s employer. Often, one spouse contributes directly through their payroll. When it […]
Details, details. Getting the best results from your divorce is often a matter of addressing all the right details. There are many issues to consider as you define the right marital settlement agreement. Over the years, I have developed some checklists to help clients make sure they answer all the important issues. This checklist covers […]
Divorce, adversity and depression often arrive together. Here are some thoughts to help. Depression is real. I know, I’ve had it. I can tell you it’s like catching a cold. It hits you suddenly without warning and there’s no “snapping out it”. You just have to wait for it to run its course or talk […]
“You did my sister’s divorce,” the caller said. “And she was very happy with the result. “So now I need you to do mine.” I put my phone on speaker. “Ok, I replied turning to my computer to take some notes. “Let me ask you a few questions.” Then she asked me, “Can my sister […]
I break a divorce into three phases. This approach helps clients know where they are in the divorce process, for timing and budgeting purposes. This breakdown also helps clients understand all of the components that can be expected in the divorce process. Phase 1: Initial Pleadings and Hearings This phase typically includes: Complaint Answer Counter-complaint […]
As a thoroughly modern divorce lawyer, I am at my computer, marking up a Marriage Settlement Agreement and emailing it first to my client and then to opposing counsel to get their comments (in different colors) on my draft. It was not always thus. I used to be an old school lawyer. My First Word […]
Does it seem to you like people have shorter fuses these days? Have you noticed people are losing their tempers more quickly, frequently and over smaller things? A lawyer hung up on me the other day. That’s certainly not the first time, and won’t be the last, but I was only halfway through my second […]
One of these days, you too will get “The Call”. It will be opportunity calling. Expect miracles. My son is off to Boston University for his final year of college. He is majoring in journalism and political science. I wrote this to give him some fatherly advice. When I finished it, I thought you might […]
