Category Archives: Profiles

Thanksgiving is a time when family and friends get together to say thanks for all the good things in our lives. Parties are good things in our lives. Someone may drink too much. If alcohol is served, we have to … Continue reading →

For years there was no right to “Grandparent Visitation” in Maryland. There was little chance that an unrelated “Third Party”, someone who was not a biological, or adoptive, parent could succeed in getting a Maryland Court to award that Third … Continue reading →

Most people would agree that financially supporting your children is the right thing to do, including paying any child support ordered by a family law court, if your children live with their other parent. The Court of Special Appeals in … Continue reading →

Maryland has a new law that took effect October 1, 2015 that allows people with minor criminal records to expunge or shield some criminal convictions from being public information (Maryland Criminal Procedure Section 10-301 – 10-306). Before October 1st even … Continue reading →

It used to take couple wanting to divorce almost a year to do so in Maryland. Not anymore. Since October 1, 2015, there is a new ground for divorce in Maryland – divorce by “mutual consent.” You can be divorced … Continue reading →