http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/ Published by Silverman|Thompson|Slutkin|White en-us 2010-03-01T20:54:20-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/03/maryland_attorney_general_supp_1.html On Wednesday, February 24, 2010, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler issued an opinion stating that Maryland courts and officials should recognize as valid same-sex marriages performed in other states. The Attorney General believes that the Maryland Courts will follow his... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-03-01T20:54:20-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/02/maryland_divorce_fault_based_g_1.html As stated in the August 15, 2009 blog, Maryland is a hybrid state in that a party filing for an absolute divorce may elect to proceed on fault (contested) or no-fault (uncontested) based grounds. The Maryland Code, Family Law §... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-02-28T15:39:54-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/02/relocation_custody_cases_in_ma_2.html As I have said before and I will say again, child custody relocation cases are extremely difficult, especially from the perspective of the bench when the 'primary caregiver' is the parent relocating. In this case, the Mother moved to... Child Custody Monica Scherer 2010-02-14T12:00:00-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/02/relocation_custody_cases_in_ma.html I recently tried what started off as a fairly typical Maryland custody case that turned into a relocation case four months before the scheduled trial date. The decision still has not been rendered by the Court, but nevertheless thought... Child Custody Monica Scherer 2010-02-12T13:53:14-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/02/maryland_lawmakers_reject_effo_1.html The Maryland House Judiciary Committee has rejected a bill proposed by Delegate Emmett C. Burns, a Democrat from Baltimore County, that would prohibit the state from recognizing same-sex marriages lawfully performed in other states. The proposal "was seen as a... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-02-05T12:53:07-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/02/maryland_delegate_proposes_no_1.html The state of the current economy has left many of my clients trapped in a house with their current spouse, limiting their ability to file for an absolute divorce based on a one year separation (For more information on no... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-02-04T13:54:12-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/01/how_do_courts_divide_a_marital_1.html The short answer is, they do not. Martial property is defined as “the property, however titled, acquired by 1 or both parties during the marriage.” Maryland Code, Family Law § 8-201(3). This includes a marital business acquired by one or... Divorce Monica Scherer 2010-01-28T21:12:06-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2010/01/maryland_court_of_appeals_find_1.html The Maryland Court of Appeal issued an opinion in Curtis O. Rosemann v. Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, LLC on January 13, 2010 stating that funds received as a part of a settlement in personal injury case are exempt... Child Support Monica Scherer 2010-01-20T09:50:29-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2009/12/recent_maryland_court_of_speci_2.html Maryland’s second highest court filed an opinion in the case of Guzman Cruz v. Clemencia Silva on November 25, 2009, which held that a spouse can be awarded alimony absent a divorce. The idea of alimony disconnected from a... Divorce Monica Scherer 2009-12-18T11:38:27-05:00 http://www.marylanddivorcelawyerblog.com/2009/12/retirement_accounts_in_a_maryl_1.html When disclosing or researching your marital property in a Maryland divorce action, it is important that clients are informed that any portion of a retirement account accrued during the marriage is marital property. For more information on marital property... Divorce Monica Scherer 2009-12-07T14:50:12-05:00