http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/ Published by Silverman|Thompson|Slutkin|White en-us 2010-08-07T14:43:32-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/08/new_maryland_law_affords_prote_1.html Effective October 1, 2010, in the State of Maryland a victim of domestic violence who has obtained a final protective order may terminate a residential lease without penalty. For more information on protective orders, see our August 16, 2009 blog.... Protective Orders Monica Scherer 2010-08-07T14:43:32-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/07/calvert_county_judge_orders_co.html The Baltimore Sun reported on July 7, 2010 that retired Prince George's Circuit Judge Graydon S. McKee III ordered Gayle and Craig Meyers to split custody of their dog at their limited divorce proceeding . For more information on limited... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-07-12T16:43:37-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/07/maryland_court_of_special_appe_3.html As stated in our June 30, 2010 blog on Facebook pages used as evidence in family law proceedings, Facebook pages and various other social networking sites such as MySpace are being used as evidence in many legal proceedings. As mentioned,... Recent Court Decisions Monica Scherer 2010-07-08T16:35:53-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/07/maryland_court_of_special_appe.html Third party visitation cases have become increasing difficult cases to establish ordered child access. The standard has been and remains that in order for grandparents or other third parties to be awarded visitation with a grandchild/child they must show either... Child Custody Monica Scherer 2010-07-01T15:23:41-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/06/facebook_page_evidence_in_mary_1.html The Maryland Daily Record reported on June 28, 2010 that 81% of divorce attorneys have used Facebook as a form of evidence. It is a growing phenomenon in the family law practice and it has occurred in our practice in... Child Custody Monica Scherer 2010-06-30T15:04:24-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/05/recent_maryland_court_of_appea_2.html As stated in our October 2, 2009 blog on alimony the Court may consider, among others, twelve different factors in deciding how much and for how long to award alimony. However, these factors provide very little guidance on how much... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-05-14T12:02:19-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/04/new_maryland_child_support_gui_1.html Maryland lawmakers passed the legislation that will update the Maryland child support guidelines for the first time in over twenty years on Monday. The new adjusted guidelines will go into effect October 1, 2010 and will only apply to new... Child Custody Monica Scherer 2010-04-14T12:00:48-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/03/update_on_pending_maryland_chi_1.html The pending bill to update the Maryland Child Support Guidelines passed in the Maryland House of Representatives this past Saturday, March 27, 2010 with a vote of 114 in favor and 25 votes against. However, the House did make a... Child Support Monica Scherer 2010-03-30T12:05:36-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/03/grounds_for_a_limited_divorce_1.html It is common for one to be unaware that there are two types of divorce in Maryland. An absolute divorce is typically what one thinks of when thinking of a “divorce.” See February 28, 2010 Blog . On the... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-03-19T13:52:15-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/03/bill_pending_to_update_marylan_1.html The Maryland Legislature is currently considering legislation that would update the Maryland Child Support Guidelines . The legislation has passed in the Senate, but has not yet passed in the House. Many proponents of the legislation feel it is... Child Support Monica Scherer 2010-03-15T15:25:45-05:00