When Your Children Have Fur:  Who Gets The Pet in the Divorce?

More often than you think, we have clients come to us who are primarily concerned not about money or retirement or the marital home, but about what will happen to their pets (especially dogs, cats, and horses) upon their separation or divorce.    The answer to this question is not usually very satisfying to our clients: …

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October is Nearly Here: Summing Up The Upcoming New Divorce Laws

Maryland divorce laws are changing! While we’ve all busy watching the spectacle of Kim Davis in the Kentucky clerk’s office, let’s not forget what’s coming down the pike here in Maryland. As we’ve blogged elsewhere (here and here and here), there are some much anticipated changes coming for divorcees effective October 1, 2015.  McCabe RussellAt…

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What Are Marital Settlement Agreements?

UPDATED June 2021 Marital settlement agreements, or MSAs, can be a great way to resolve issues that are in dispute in a divorce proceeding. A marital settlement agreement is, in essence, a contract between spouses outlining the terms for terminating their marriage. When a judge issues an order of divorce, the marital settlement agreement is…

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