Is lack of sex grounds for divorce?

Posted by Thomas MallonJan 13, 20160 Comments

Is lack of sex grounds for divorce? Termination or the separation of marriage is a hurtful process for both parties involved. Grounds for divorce will be very helpful if it is understood. If you and your spouse are thinking of terminating your marriage, you might not succeed without proving groun...

What is a Step Parent Adoption?

Posted by Thomas MallonJan 06, 20160 Comments

What is a Step Parent Adoption? Adoption isn't only for a child given birth to by a young mother or a child adoption agency. Kids can be adopted within a family. This kind of adoption is refer to as a step parent adoption and may typically happen for some reasons. If the parent remarries, their n...

What is a QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order?)

Posted by Thomas MallonJan 04, 20160 Comments

QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) has really been misunderstood by a lot of people. In fact, numerous people also have never heard of such term.  Well, a QDRO is an authorized document that is usually filled out by a legal representative on account of a couple that is getting separated (d...

How Is Marital Property Valued

Posted by Thomas MallonJan 02, 20160 Comments

Marital Property How Is Marital Property Valued Marital property is every property that you or your spouse obtained during the marriage, including most of the property that your spouse or you obtained separately during the marriage. Marital property normally consists of things such as you and yo...

How Do I File an Appeal

Posted by Thomas MallonJan 01, 20160 Comments

How Do I File an Appeal An appeal is filed when an individual wishes a better court to review the judgment of a substandard court. Appeals are distinguished from the circuit court of Anne Arundel County to the Court of special appeals of Maryland. If you lose your case and do not agree with the j...

PROPER CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME FOR CHILD SUPPORT

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 22, 20150 Comments

PROPER CALCULATION OF GROSS INCOME FOR CHILD SUPPORT Income for child support purposes starts with a party's gross income.  If you are a w-2 wage earner, this is relatively straight forward.  If you are paid a basic hourly rate you simply multiply your hourly rate of pay by 2,080 hours per year, ...

Domestic Violence

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 18, 20150 Comments

Domestic violence is what no family would ever want to experience in their home but it does happen sometimes which is due to some reasons and can happen to anyone irrespective of the state they reside. Maryland law describes domestic violence as an abuse/violence that occurs in a family home. Suc...

What is the Collaborative Law Process in Maryland

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 17, 20150 Comments

What is the Collaborative Law Process in Maryland These days, court hearings are the first things that come to mind when thinking about divorce. With collaborative law process, the emphasis is on understanding and conversation, rather than allegation and argument as both spouses seek to achieve a...

Who Has To Pay College Expenses in a Divorce

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 16, 20150 Comments

Who Has To Pay College Expenses in a Divorce Both parents have a legitimate obligation to support their child(ren). Since 1990, Maryland has had child support regulations/guidelines for all intents and purposes, which give a system for calculating child support based on a proportion of each paren...

10 Steps to a Happy Blended Family

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 14, 20150 Comments

10 Steps to a Happy Blended Family A blended family is formed when a parent with one or more children marries. The second parent might or might not have children. Blending families is in no way a simple task. Even if everyone starts out viewing the new living agreement as a positive one, tensions...

What Is the Financial Cost of Having an Affair?

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 11, 20150 Comments

What Is the Financial Cost of Having an Affair? Having an affair which can also be referred to as adultery or cheating is a disobedience of a couple's stated agreement regarding emotional and sexual exceptionality. Involving in this act as a married person can cost a lot including divorce. And in...

How Is a Business Valued For a Divorce

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 10, 20150 Comments

How Is a Business Valued For a Divorce Business valuation in divorce is a difficult matter in divorce cases, frequently requiring forensic analysis of business proceedings and expert statement. Every state though have their own guidelines but in Maryland, the value of a business interest obtained...

Same Sex Marriages

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 08, 20150 Comments

Same Sex Marriages Since Jan. 1, 2013 in Maryland, same-sex couples have had the right to get married and even before Maryland began granting marriage licenses to gay couples, the court of appeals had stated that the state would agree to same-sex couples who were lawfully married in other stat...

Incest is not illegal in Spain

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 05, 20150 Comments

As unfathomable as it sound here, incest is not illegal is not illegal in Spain, nor is it illegal in many other countries around the world.  What makes it particularly bizarre in Spain is that there is a current case is Spain, in which a 36 year old man and his 18 year old wife are fighting soci...

How Can I Help My Child When Going Through a Divorce

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 04, 20150 Comments

How Can I Help My Child When Going Through a Divorce Divorce can be a confusing and a hard time for both parents and the child. Children can upset and feel awful by the scene of life after the break-up and be troubled about how things will be when the change occurs. It might sound understandable ...

BASICS OF A MILTARY DIVORCE

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 03, 20150 Comments

BASICS OF A MILTARY DIVORCE Filing the paperwork for the Divorce In any court case that is filed, the court must have “jurisdiction” to hear the particular matter.  This is true of all cases, not just divorce cases.   In most cases, you must file for divorce in a state where the military spouse i...

How do I prove I am the father?

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 02, 20150 Comments

How do I prove I am the father? This can also be referring as the case of paternity. Paternity is the state of being someone's father. With progression in knowledge, it is just simple and more precise than before to establish paternity. Paternity is usually attached to fathers' child custody. ...

Can I Use Facebook and Social Media in Court?

Posted by Thomas MallonDec 01, 20150 Comments

Can I Use Facebook and Social Media in Court? Facebook and other social media have become a public store where individuals go to make new colleagues and link up to meet with old companions. Numerous social media platform users today distribute information of their day by day life completely with ...

Do fathers ever get custody in Maryland?

Posted by Thomas MallonNov 27, 20150 Comments

One of the most asked questions when the matter of divorce comes up is who gets custody of the children? Or in the other hand is, do fathers ever get custody in Maryland? This is one of the most complicated questions to answer during a divorce. In spite of people often believing that the mother i...

THANK YOU!

Posted by Thomas MallonNov 25, 20150 Comments

Thank you! At the beginning of this holiday season, I would like to take the time to thank my family, my friends, my clients, my followers and my supporters. Thank you all for the love, support, time and all of the gifts you have bestowed on me. If you are looking for a style=”text-decoration: no...

PENDENTE LITE FINANCIAL ISSUES

Posted by Thomas MallonNov 25, 20150 Comments

PENDENTE LITE FINANCIAL MATTERS ARE HEARD BY THE MAGISTRATE. Alimony pendente lite, child support pendente lite, pendente lite custody or visitation, and preliminary or pendente lite possession or use of the family home or family-use personal property, are to be referred to the magistrate as o...

MARRIED OUTSIDE of US CAN I STILL GET DIVORCED HERE?

Posted by Thomas MallonNov 22, 20150 Comments

Can I apply for divorce in USA? I was married in outside of the USA and have a son. My husband is in India and I live with my son in USA. You can get divorced in the United States, however, depending on which state you live in, the time periods can vary. In Maryland you must be a resident for at ...

WHAT IS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION?

Posted by Thomas MallonNov 21, 20150 Comments

WHAT IS EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION? A vital part of any divorce procedure is sharing of properties. While it might be unpalatable to divide each bit of property you possess, it is an essential part of any divorce. To guarantee that both spouse leaves with a reasonable, levelheaded measure of the matr...

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