Child Custody And Visitation

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...

Unless you and your ex are in agreement about custody and parenting time after you split, you may need to have Maryland’s family court system come up with a custody agreement on your family’s behalf. When making decisions about child custody, expect the court to make...

Child support is often a necessary resource that allows parents to raise their child in a healthy, stable environment. After a divorce, the custodial parent can seek child support from the non-custodial parent. Parents seeking child support after a divorce as well as...

Sometimes a child custody arrangement that parents had at the end of the divorce is no longer workable or one parent needs to seek a child support modification following their divorce. The family law process provides tools to help divorcing couples seeking...

There are many issues that need to be dealt with when a couple decides to divorce, but determining child custody and support is often one of the most difficult issues to deal with. When dealing with child custody issues, these are the most common topics that need to...

If you're a parent who is allowed only supervised visitation with your children by the court, it's normal to feel some resentment toward your co-parent, the judge, social workers and the system as a whole. However, whatever the reason that your visits must be...