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When and How Can a Child Support Agreement Be Modified in Maryland?

If a parent who pays child support (payor) in Maryland experiences a material change in circumstances and can no longer meet their child support obligations, they can petition the court for a modification of the child support order. Likewise, the…

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Can I Adjust My Alimony Payments in Maryland because of High Inflation?

Inflation increases the cost of living. When the value of a dollar declines, expenses go up. Housing, food, transportation, and other daily necessities are suddenly too expensive to afford. Although prices have increased, your monthly income hasn’t changed. When expenses…

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Do Step-Parents Have Custody Rights in Maryland?

Child custody disputes are often complex, emotionally charged cases. When the dispute involves persons who aren’t the child’s legal parents, such as step-parents, they can quickly become even more difficult. Maryland case law when it comes to step-parents’ custody rights…

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What Rights Do Unmarried Parents Have to Custody and Visitation?

When a child is born to unmarried parents, only the mother is designated a legal parent automatically.  Until the child’s biological father establishes paternity, he has no legal rights to visitation, shared custody, or the opportunity to make decisions about…

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COVID-19’s Impact on Divorce, Custody and Other Family Law Cases

The Daily Record in Maryland covering family law recently published an article in which The McKeon Law Firm’s own Attorney Shelly McKeon was quoted. There’s no question that the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic turned our nation inside out, forcing us…

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5 stay-at-home parent divorce tips

Your career ended a year after you got married. That was the year your first child was born. You and your spouse both took time off, and it slowly dawned on you that one of you should just do this…

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A military divorce has unique considerations

Life in the military isn't easy. When you have a spouse, the stresses of military life on both of you might end up creating a rift in the marriage that can't be corrected. When this happens, divorce might be imminent.…

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Use social media responsibly during divorce

If you are going through a divorce, your family law attorney may have cautioned you about your use of social media during the proceedings. Listen to him or her, as according to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 81 percent…

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