Marital Property
Maryland Equitable Distribution and Marital Property
How Maryland courts identify, value, and equitably allocate marital property in divorce.
Focused reading on specific Maryland family law issues.
These articles address practical questions that often arise before or during divorce, custody, support, agreement, protective-order, and litigation matters. For broader topic overviews, start with the Maryland Family Law Guides.
Property, Business, Retirement, and Support
Monetary Awards
Monetary Awards in Maryland Divorce
How monetary awards relate to marital property, titled assets, debts, and settlement structure.
Retirement
Retirement, Pensions, TSP Benefits, and QDROs
Retirement division issues involving pensions, defined contribution plans, TSP benefits, survivor benefits, and orders.
Business Interests
Business Interests and Professional Practices in Maryland Divorce
Valuation, income, ownership, records, and settlement issues involving closely held businesses and practices.
Financial Discovery
Dissipation, Hidden Assets, and Unusual Spending
How questionable spending, withdrawals, transfers, and incomplete disclosure may affect divorce strategy.
Preparation
What Documents Should You Gather Before Filing for Divorce?
Financial, parenting, and household records that may help prepare a divorce case before it begins.
Parenting Time, Modification, and Relocation
Custody Modification
How Maryland Courts Evaluate Requests to Modify Child Custody
What kinds of changed circumstances may matter when custody returns to court.
Relocation
Relocation Disputes Involving Children in Maryland Custody Cases
Issues that arise when one parent seeks to move with a child.
Parenting Plans
Parenting Plans in Maryland Custody Cases
Parenting schedules, holidays, decision-making, communication, exchanges, and dispute prevention.
Holidays
Holiday and Vacation Schedules in Maryland Custody Cases
Common scheduling disputes involving holidays, school breaks, travel, and parenting plans.
Focused Articles
Child Support
High-Income Child Support in Maryland
Support issues when family income exceeds ordinary guideline assumptions.
Income
Imputed Income in Maryland Child Support Cases
Voluntary impoverishment, earning capacity, documentation, and support strategy.
Agreements
Maryland Marital Settlement and Domestic Agreements
Agreement drafting, review, enforcement, and settlement planning.
Protective Orders
What Happens at the Beginning of a Protective Order Case in Maryland?
Timing, preparation, emergency relief, custody overlap, and early litigation concerns.