2023-07-15: Updated: 2023-07-18 12:27:43 2022 Updates to Maryland Child Support Laws By Monica Scherer
2023-07-12: Updated: 2023-06-28 13:10:28 Updates to Maryland Divorce Grounds Coming in October 2023 By Monica Scherer
2023-07-07: Updated: 2023-06-28 12:08:14 What Does Use and Possession Mean In A Divorce Proceeding? By Monica Scherer
2023-07-03: Updated: 2023-07-11 10:14:36 What Happens to Jointly Titled Marital Maryland Real Property in a Divorce? By Monica Scherer
2023-06-27: Updated: 2023-06-26 20:02:21 Common Questions About Shielding Peace Orders – 2023 Update By Monica Scherer
2023-06-22: Updated: 2023-06-22 11:17:59 Common Questions About Shielding Protective Orders – 2023 Update By Monica Scherer
2021-01-26: Updated: 2021-01-26 09:20:42 “Separation” anxiety? What you need to know about preparing for a divorce in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2020-12-30: Updated: 2020-12-30 17:12:41 Common Questions About Peace Orders In Maryland By Monica Scherer
2020-12-24: Updated: 2020-12-24 10:17:26 Common Questions About Protective Orders In Maryland By Monica Scherer
2020-12-24: Updated: 2020-12-24 09:32:24 Common Questions Regarding Child Custody In Maryland By Monica Scherer
2020-05-07: Updated: 2020-10-12 13:11:16 Are the Courts Holding Uncontested Divorce Hearings During COVID-19 Closures? By Monica Scherer
2020-05-05: Updated: 2020-10-12 13:02:24 Common Questions about Divorce in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2020-04-22: Updated: 2020-10-12 13:09:00 Petition for Contempt as a result of COVID-19 By Monica Scherer
2020-04-10: Updated: 2020-04-15 09:44:02 How have other State courts responded to emergency petitions for custody due to COVID-19? By Monica Scherer
2020-04-09: Updated: 2020-04-09 10:17:16 Seven Guidelines for Parents who are Divorced/Separated and Sharing Custody of Children during COVID-19 By Monica Scherer
2020-04-09: Updated: 2020-04-09 10:16:40 Coping with domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic By Monica Scherer
2020-04-09: Updated: 2020-04-08 13:43:09 We were ready to separate, and then the COVID-19 Stay-At-Home Order was implemented by Governor Hogan. Now what? By Monica Scherer
2020-04-08: Updated: 2020-04-08 12:31:38 I’ve lost my job due to COVID-19 and can’t afford to pay child support By Monica Scherer
2020-04-08: Updated: 2020-04-08 11:05:17 I co-parent with an “essential employee.” How can I avoid escalated custody conflicts now that the White House has designated the Baltimore / DC area as an emerging COVID-19 hotspot? By Monica Scherer
2020-04-07: Updated: 2020-04-08 09:24:19 Should I try mediation to resolve my family law matter with COVID-19 court closures? By Monica Scherer
2020-04-07: Updated: 2020-04-07 09:55:24 Can I still get a Protective Order, Peace Order, or Extreme Risk Protective Order with the court closures due to COVID-19? By Monica Scherer
2020-04-06: Updated: 2020-04-06 19:53:58 How does COVID-19 impact custody and parenting time? By Monica Scherer
2019-12-13: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:45:39 Do you have an above the guidelines child support matter? Another case to consider By Monica Scherer
2019-12-09: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:47:20 Do you have an above the guidelines child support matter? Another case to consider By Monica Scherer
2019-12-06: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:38:41 Do you have an above the guidelines child support matter? Another case to consider By Monica Scherer
2019-12-02: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:36:05 Do you have an above the guidelines child support matter? Another case to consider By Monica Scherer
2019-11-29: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:48:15 Do you have a child support matter that is above the guidelines? A case to consider By Monica Scherer
2019-11-25: Updated: 2019-11-22 13:04:33 Does your child custody case need a custody evaluation or has one been ordered by the Court? By Monica Scherer
2019-11-22: Updated: 2019-11-22 12:52:32 Federal Government Pension Orders – be mindful of what was ordered by the Court By Monica Scherer
2017-02-24: Updated: 2017-02-24 14:42:57 The Validity of an Islamic Divorce in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2012-12-12: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:02 Same Sex Marriage Licenses Issued by Maryland Clerks of Courts By Monica Scherer
2012-11-30: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:09 Maryland Attorney General Issues Opinion on When Courts Can Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses By Monica Scherer
2012-11-29: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:16 Maryland Opening Domestic Violence Visitation Center By Monica Scherer
2012-11-29: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:21 Maryland Court of Special Appeals Rules Marriage Over Phone Valid By Monica Scherer
2012-11-21: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:26 The Same Sex Couples Guide to Protective Orders By Monica Scherer
2012-11-08: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:33 The “How to Get Married” Guide for Same-Sex Couples By Monica Scherer
2012-11-08: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:38 What happens now to the children of same-sex married couples when their parents’ divorce? By Monica Scherer
2012-11-07: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:14:43 Maryland Voters Approve Same-Sex Marriage Law By Monica Scherer
2012-03-21: Updated: 2016-06-01 17:46:27 Same Sex Divorce Case to Be Heard By Maryland Court of Appeals By Monica Scherer
2012-02-24: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:02 Maryland Ranked 10th Worst State to Obtain a Divorce By Monica Scherer
2012-02-24: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:07 Maryland Senate Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill By Monica Scherer
2011-11-23: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:13 Maryland Highest Court Rules Law Firm Can Intervene to Obtain Fees By Monica Scherer
2011-11-23: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:18 Why Can Kim Kardashian File for a Divorce so Quickly and I Can’t? By Monica Scherer
2011-09-16: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:23 The Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland to Charge for Family Division Services By Monica Scherer
2011-09-12: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:27 For all those Father’s with Custody in the State of Maryland By Monica Scherer
2011-08-25: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:33 Custody Evaluations in Maryland Child Custody Cases By Monica Scherer
2011-07-01: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:39 Maryland Judge Rules Same-Sex Spouse Can Assert Spousal Privilege By Monica Scherer
2011-06-28: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:44 Same Sex Marriage Bills Passes in New York By Monica Scherer
2011-06-28: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:49 How will Maryland Courts Handle Same-Sex Divorce Cases? By Monica Scherer
2011-06-25: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:15:53 Am I Entitled to an Attorney in my Maryland Child Support Case? By Monica Scherer
2011-06-23: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:04 What to Do When Your Spouse Kicks You Out of your Maryland Home? By Monica Scherer
2011-06-23: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:09 Dating During Divorce Proceedings in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2011-06-10: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:15 Massachusetts Proposed Bill Would Ban Parents from Engaging in Sexual Relations at Home While Divorce Pending By Monica Scherer
2011-06-07: Updated: 2016-06-01 17:43:17 Some Items to Consider when Contemplating a Maryland Divorce or Separation? By Monica Scherer
2011-06-06: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:26 Maryland’s Highest Court to Decide Law Firm’s Quest for Attorney’s Fees in Maryland Divorce Matter By Monica Scherer
2011-06-01: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:31 New York Times Reports that “Madoff Victim Seeks Divorce Do-Over” By Monica Scherer
2011-05-13: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:36 Maryland Protective Orders often Abused by Petitioners By Monica Scherer
2011-04-18: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:42 Maryland Legislature Passes Law Eliminating Two Year Divorce Waiting Period By Monica Scherer
2011-03-10: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:53 Maryland Same Sex Marriage Legislation Scheduled for Final Vote By Monica Scherer
2011-03-08: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:16:59 Will a Foreign Divorce be Recognized as a Valid Divorce in the State of Maryland By Monica Scherer
2011-03-07: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:04 Maryland House Judiciary Committee Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill By Monica Scherer
2011-03-06: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:10 Is a Statutory Presumption of Joint Custody in Maryland in the Best Interest of Children? By Monica Scherer
2011-02-28: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:15 The Children of Same-Sex Couples in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2011-02-25: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:21 Recent Maryland Court of Appeals Case on Dissipation By Monica Scherer
2011-02-17: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:37 Maryland Divorce: Shorten the One Year Separation Requirement? By Monica Scherer
2010-12-01: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:51 How to Handle Your Spouse’s Substance Abuse Issues During a Maryland Divorce Proceeding By Monica Scherer
2010-11-30: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:17:57 What does Joint Legal Custody in the State of Maryland really mean? By Monica Scherer
2010-11-29: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:03 Top Five Facebook Do’s and Don’ts for Those in the Midst of Maryland Custody Disputes By Monica Scherer
2010-11-19: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:08 Voluntary Impoverishment in Maryland Alimony and Child Support Cases By Monica Scherer
2010-11-18: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:13 Top Ten Tips for Resolving Holiday Child Access and Making the Best of the Holidays By Monica Scherer
2010-11-17: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:18 2010 Holiday Disputes in Maryland Custody and Visitation Matters By Monica Scherer
2010-11-16: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:24 Monica Scherer Wins Contested Custody Case for out-of-state Father in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, Maryland By Monica Scherer
2010-10-02: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:35 Maryland Child Support Calculations: Does My New Spouse’s Income Count? By Monica Scherer
2010-08-07: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:48 New Maryland Law Affords Protection to Domestic Violence Victims in Rental Housing By Monica Scherer
2010-07-12: Updated: 2016-06-01 17:43:00 Calvert County Judge Orders Couple to Share Custody of Dog By Monica Scherer
2010-07-08: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:18:59 Maryland Court of Special Appeals Reports on Social Networking Websites as Evidence By Monica Scherer
2010-07-01: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:04 Maryland Court of Special Appeals Denies Grandparent Visitation By Monica Scherer
2010-06-30: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:13 Facebook Page Evidence in Maryland Divorce Cases By Monica Scherer
2010-05-14: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:18 Recent Maryland Court of Appeals Decision Ok’s Use of Alimony Guidelines in a Maryland Divorce By Monica Scherer
2010-04-14: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:23 New Maryland Child Support Guidelines Legislation Passed April 12, 2010 By Monica Scherer
2010-03-30: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:29 Update on Pending Maryland Child Support Guidelines Bill By Monica Scherer
2010-03-15: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:39 Bill Pending to Update Maryland Child Support Guidelines By Monica Scherer
2010-03-11: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:43 Relocation Custody Cases in Maryland – Part Three By Monica Scherer
2010-03-01: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:49 Maryland Attorney General Supports Same Sex Marriage Recognition By Monica Scherer
2010-02-28: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:19:55 Maryland Divorce: Fault Based Grounds for Divorce By Monica Scherer
2010-02-14: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:00 Relocation Custody Cases in Maryland – Part Two By Monica Scherer
2010-02-12: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:05 Relocation Custody Cases in Maryland – Part One By Monica Scherer
2010-02-05: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:10 Maryland Lawmakers Reject Effort to Block Gay Marriage By Monica Scherer
2010-02-04: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:15 Maryland Delegate Proposes “No Sex” Divorce By Monica Scherer
2010-01-28: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:21 How Do Courts Divide a Marital Business in a Maryland Divorce By Monica Scherer
2010-01-20: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:26 Maryland Court of Appeals Finds that Compensation for Personal Injury is Exempt from Child Support Judgment By Monica Scherer
2009-12-18: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:32 Recent Maryland Court of Special Appeals Ruling on Alimony By Monica Scherer
2009-12-03: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:43 Holiday Disputes in Maryland Custody and Visitation Matters By Monica Scherer
2009-11-27: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:20:49 Maryland Court of Special Appeals Vacates Same-Sex Visitation Case By Monica Scherer
2009-10-23: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:00 Maryland Custody: Are Mom’s Favored over Dad’s? By Monica Scherer
2009-10-22: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:06 Alleged Violations of Protective Orders in Maryland: Criminal and Civil Consequences By Monica Scherer
2009-10-21: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:12 In What County or City Should Your Maryland Divorce Be Filed? By Monica Scherer
2009-10-17: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:17 Recent Maryland Court of Appeals Ruling on Paternity By Monica Scherer
2009-10-13: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:22 Follow Up on Maryland Alimony—When Does Alimony Terminate in Maryland? By Monica Scherer
2009-10-02: Updated: 2016-06-01 17:44:10 How is Alimony Calculated in a Maryland Divorce? By Monica Scherer
2009-09-25: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:32 Maryland Final Protective Order – Dismissal By Monica Scherer
2009-09-11: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:36 How is Child Support Calculated in Maryland – Just the Basics? By Monica Scherer
2009-08-27: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:46 Annulments instead of a Divorce in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2009-08-19: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:52 Non-Marital Funds Used to Purchase the Marital Home: What Happens to Those Funds In a Maryland Divorce? By Monica Scherer
2009-08-18: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:21:57 Consequences of Violating Maryland Visitation Orders By Monica Scherer
2009-08-16: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:22:02 Maryland Protective Orders – Interim vs. Temporary vs. Final By Monica Scherer
2009-08-15: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:22:08 Jon and Kate Gosselin File For a “No-Fault” Divorce By Monica Scherer
2009-08-14: Updated: 2023-07-18 12:26:32 Common Law Marriage in Maryland…or NOT in Maryland By Monica Scherer
2009-08-11: Updated: 2016-05-27 17:22:20 Recent Maryland Court of Special Appeals Decision Rules that Parents Do Not Need to Show a Material Change in Circumstances in Order to Modify Visitation with Third Parties By Monica Scherer
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