Child Custody And Visitation

While a divorce ends your marriage, if you have children, you still have to maintain a parenting relationship with your former spouse. Even if you feel like you may be on the same page on how to parent your kids, you may still need a detailed parenting agreement. A...

During a divorce, Maryland courts strive to craft custody arrangements that allow children to spend sufficient time and build healthy relationships with both parents. However, children may need protection if one parent abuses drugs or alcohol. The co-parent may need...

Custody is complex not only because it is an emotional issue for most parents but also because custody choices during an initial divorce typically set the groundwork for future decisions. In the simplest terms possible: parents could have the option to prevent future...

Joint custody and sole custody have long since stayed at the top of the list for general custody arrangement options in divorces. Over the years, however, more information has come out highlighting the comparative benefits of joint or shared custody. Shared vs. sole...

When going through a divorce, you want to keep your child as happy and healthy as possible. Of course, this can feel like a feat when the very act of divorce itself brings so much stress with it. But it is still possible to cut down on the negative impact as much as...

Many Maryland divorces involve hurt feelings on one or both sides. Sometimes, the negative feelings spouses have for one another trickle down and start impacting the relationships that exist between them and their children. When one parent’s attempts to turn a child...

Divorcing parents understand that one of the hardest parts of the split is the impact it has on your child. Unfortunately, there is very little you can do to ease all of the pressure, pain and anxiety that a divorce causes. But there are steps you can take to provide...

The standard Maryland parenting plan rarely addresses individual families’ unique circumstances or goals for custody. As a result, it does little to help co-parents avoid conflict when an impasse in decision-making inevitably arises. The good news is that this does...

If you intend to share physical custody of your children with your ex-spouse, you cannot simply cut your ex out of your life after your divorce. After all, you likely must make some joint parenting decisions for the good of the kids. While it may have another name, a...