Divorce

Divorce can bring out the worst in many people, and some will react in ways that are in direct opposition to their normal conduct. In some cases, a Maryland spouse who has never exhibited aggressive behavior will act out during the end of a marriage. One term for such...

Once some Maryland spouses have decided that their marriage is over, filing the paperwork cannot come too soon. It is understandable to want to move on with one's life and leave a broken marriage behind, but there may be some very practical reasons for postponing a...

The media coverage of the divorce of southern governor Robert Bentley and his wife of 50 years has spread across the nation. Many people are angry that the politician was able to convince a family court judge to seal his divorce records, which shields the details of...

A recent study looked at the ways in which relationships end, and found that when a marriage is faltering, women may be more likely to throw in the towel than men. The study made use of data collected from more than 2,000 survey respondents, all of whom were involved...

Many Maryland readers were completely unaware of the company Ashley Madison, or the services that it provides its clients. However, the recent hack into the company's website has brought the seedy details of the company into the light of day. Ashley Madison is a...

In Maryland, a couple can file for one of two different types of divorce. The first type of divorce is the limited divorce. This form does not permit either party to remarry and it makes no decisions regarding property division. The second type is an absolute divorce,...

One of the more difficult elements of a divorce is dividing maritally owned assets and debts. This is relatively simple for some cases, but for instances where couples have complicated finances, a forensic accountant may be helpful. Forensic accounting is often used...

Under current Maryland law there are two types of divorces allowed, "Absolute divorce" and "Limited divorce". In most cases, the law requires that both parties live separately for a period of 12 months before an absolute divorce is granted. There is no such thing as a...

Late last month, a judge refused to grant a motion from a party in a divorce to seal the records of those proceedings. At issue, was a request from Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman to keep details of her divorce from her ex-husband Paul Volkman private....

Eliot Spitzer's ex-wife, Silda Spitzer, stood by his side during his prostitution scandal, but six years later he's paying an enormous settlement in their divorce settlement. In 2008, Spitzer was the disgraced governor of New York. His involvement with prostitutes was...