Family Law

Are you closing in on your wedding day? Are you looking forward to spending the rest of your life with your soon to be husband or wife? As excited as you may be, now's the time to think about the potential of something going wrong in the future. For example, you could...

Some people work hard to defraud others for financial gain, and paternity fraud is probably one of the most vicious ways of doing this. All too often a mother will claim that a child's father is someone who is not biologically the father, leaving that man responsible...

Residents of Maryland could find some information regarding name changes following divorce interesting. The question has arisen among wives who took their husband's last name when they got married as to how to change it back when they get divorced. It's fairly simple...

Some adoptive parents may be familiar with adoption fraud. Also known as wrongful adoption, adoption fraud is typically defined as illegal acts or misrepresentation during the adoption process for financial gain. Generally, an adoption agency or a mother who promises...

Divorce between spouses with children is always a trying time for the parents and children but can also be difficult for grandparents. The state of Maryland currently has laws specifically designed to ensure that the rights of grandparents to see their grandchildren...

All too often, people in Maryland discussing divorce focus on the negative but doing that is only to examine one aspect of something that is multifaceted. Divorce can be a motivator for positive change and can actually result in everyone involved being happier and...

Newly released information from a trusted polling institute shows an increase in the number of single fathers in recent years. In fact, the number of fathers who are entrusted with primary child custody has risen ninefold since the Pew Research Center started keeping...

A bill recently introduced in the Maryland General Assembly would prevent certain sex offenders from receiving custody and visitation rights if passed. A Republican senator introduced the bill to the state's Judicial Proceeding Committee after another delegate learned...

When you are going through a divorce or dealing with another family law issue, an experienced lawyer can be of great assistance and look out for your rights. Maryland's legal system can be confusing and intimidating, with a unique set of rules and a language of its...