Narcissism is a term bandied about frequently, so much that it has lost some of its meaning. For spouses who have lived with a narcissist, they have endured a partner who lacks empathy, choosing to manipulate to get everything they want. The notion of divorce is a...
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Are you worried about your ex gaining custody?
Divorce can be testing for all parties involved. When children are at the center of the process, things can get much more complex. Your priority as a parent will be to ensure that the kids are secure. The court will also aim to reach their conclusions based on the...
Summer months post-divorce
Children are looking forward to a long summer break with schools ending their academic year. Some are already free of the academic grind, while others anxiously await their release. While parents determine scheduling plans over the next three months, many of those...
Can a demanding career in hospitality or medicine affect custody?
Many parents contemplating divorce worry that a change in their marital circumstances will hurt the relationship with their children. Especially for parents who have not been primary caregivers thus far, the idea of impending divorce may cause concern about the...
Think twice before moving out of family home during divorce
Divorce can be a taxing experience, and continuing to live under the same roof with the spouse you have fallen out with may seem unbearable. During these times of tumult, it is not unusual for one party to opt out of the family home either voluntarily or under duress....
Birdnesting: A way for parents to ease their kids’ divorce distress
Baltimore Orioles are brilliant orange and black songbirds that typically build their nests high in oak and maple trees near the ends of slender branches. The locations of the hanging pouch nests serve as a defense against predators in search of the Maryland state...
How do Maryland courts determine child support?
The state of Maryland’s Human Services department is clear about child support in a divorce. “Every child has a right to receive support from both parents even if the parents are separated, divorced, or never married.” Of course divorcing parents want to have...
Part 2: Understanding the language of law in child custody matters
Regular readers of our Bethesda Family Law Blog will undoubtedly recall a recent post that shared the Maryland Judiciary’s explanation of legal terms frequently used in child custody proceedings. You’ll recall that in cases of joint legal custody, the court will...
Understanding the language of law in child custody matters
Divorce is rarely easy, whether you’ve been married a few years or a few decades. Rarer still is an easy divorce involving children. Deciding how to divide both responsibility and time spent with the children often escalates tension in an already stressful situation....
Dating during divorce is a good idea . . . right?
Marriages often end with a lengthy period in which communication is difficult or strained or even nonexistent. Intimacy is gone and those pure feelings of joy and excitement that were so alive in courtship are so distant and faint that they feel like memories from a...
