Divorce In Maryland

Simplify the Divorce Process A divorce can be the most painful and expensive experience of your life. Whether you use a lawyer or not, protect yourself by getting all the information you need about divorce laws and your legal rights. Let File for Divorce in Maryland, Virginia or the District of Columbia help you get control over this stressful time in your life. Learn how to: - File an Uncontested or Contested Divorce - Protect Your Assets, Yourself and Your Children - Save Money when Working with a Lawyer - Negotiate Child Support and Visitation Agreements Essential documents you need to: - End the Marriage and Start Fresh - Resolve Property Disputes - Calculate Child Support - Develop a Visitation Schedule - And much more . . .

Providing accurate and objective information to help make the right decisions during a divorce in Maryland, this guide provides answers to 350 queries such as What is the mediation process in Maine and is it required? How quickly can one get a divorce? Who decides who gets the cars, the pets, and the house? What actions might influence child custody? How are bills divided and paid during the divorce? How much will a divorce cost? and Will a spouse have to pay some or all attorney fees? Structured in a question-and-answer format, this divorce handbook provides clear and concise responses to help build confidence and give the peace of mind needed to meet the challenges of a divorce proceeding.

To fit with the times, I first felt a need to pass along information in small tidbits that can be digested before they quickly melt into the next month. But the topic of divorce is closer to the hard-to-shallow aftertaste of life. Tidbits are short burst of flavor. They are for entertainment. Divorce is not entertainment.

This is a self-help guide to learn your basic rights under Maryland divorce, child custody, child support, alimony and marital property laws.

"... describes and analyzes three types of agreements: premarital agreements, postmarital agreements, and domestic partnership agreements. A premarital agreement is a contract between prospective spouses, including same-sex couples, made in contemplation of marriage. A postmarital agreement is a contract executed by parties to an ongoing marriage and not incident to a divorce or marital separation. A domestic partnership agreement, sometimes known as a cohabitation agreement, is a contract executed by a couple whose domestic arrangements may not be state-sanctioned. However, the term also includes such an agreement executed incident to a civil union or registered domestic partnership. Generally, all of these agreements are used to define the property and support rights of the parties upon termination of the marriage or other relationship by death or dissolution. Some parties also opt to include financial obligations during the marriage or other relationship. This Portfolio does not cover separation agreements that settle property rights, spousal and child support obligations, and child custody matters incident to a separation or divorce"--Portfolio description.