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On record-keeping and alimony

Alimony is an incredibly important part of family law. It helps people who made certain sacrifices during marriage or require a certain financial footing to live their life, to move on after a divorce. If alimony is awarded in your…

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Custody disputes can take a toll

Sometimes a Maryland resident embroiled in a divorce can see a custody dispute coming from a mile away. The proceedings get contentious, neither side can agree to any term offered by the other side and both sides are fighting to…

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The family home as part of the marital property

Many of our married Maryland readers may know that property obtained during the marriage is known as "marital property." This property could include bank accounts, artwork, or even retirement accounts. For many couples, the assets they obtain together are meant…

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Billions potentially at stake in couple’s asset division

Many of our Maryland readers are probably familiar with the annual listing by Forbes of the richest people in our country. There is usually an overall list of the richest people, as well as breakout lists by category, such as…

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Ruling in custody dispute could impact Maryland law

Since Maryland legalized same-sex marriage recently, many of our readers are likely paying more attention to the types of issues that will inevitably spawn from that decision. After all, marriage - almost half of the time - leads to divorce,…

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Will spousal maintenance become part of your divorce?

When people get married, most do not think of what life will be like with their partner 10, 20, or 30 years down the road. Although our Maryland readers would think that most people get married believing that they will…

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Will you end up sending monthly payments after a divorce?

It seems like there were a great deal of celebrity family issues playing out in the news in 2012. From Tom Cruise to Kim Kardashian, it is clear that celebrities are not immune to the struggles the rest of us…

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What Marylanders can learn from the Cruise-Holmes divorce

Most of our Maryland readers have probably heard by now of the looming quarrel between superstar actor Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes. The whole affair looks to be the quintessential high-asset divorce, with the high-profile couple worth millions of…

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New initiatives may help Maryland parents pay child support

Although Maryland residents probably know more about what happens in Washington, D.C. than most other Americans, many may not have heard of the new report that was recently announced by the White House Domestic Policy Council. The report, titled "Promoting…

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