Vacations are fun, and they can, believe it or not, be even more fun with your children. Sometimes, in our exuberance or excitement, we may want to take our kids on vacation before telling the other parent, but is that legal? Married and living together If you and the other

Typically, family courts allow both parents to have legal custody or the authority to decide on the important aspects of their child’s life, like education, religion and medical care. Notably, Maryland does not presume in favor of joint custody. The courts base their decisions on what is best for the

During custody battles, you must always put your best foot forward. The court will want to confirm that you have what it takes to care for and be a good influence on your children. To this end, the court will scrutinize everything you do and say, even what you post

Divorcing parents frequently disagree about how to handle custody matters. Their feelings about how to share parenting time and authority may be the biggest source of conflict in their Maryland divorce. Although shared custody is the most likely outcome, people still fight over the details, from the breakdown of parenting

When a child’s parents separate or divorce, it’s often difficult to figure out exactly how their co-parenting arrangement will work. How will the schedule that dictates at which house a child will sleep each night be constructed? How will holidays and special occasions be managed? How will the child get

Going through a divorce can be extremely draining. As hard as it can be on the adults, it can even be harder on the kids. However, your kids do not have to pay the price just because you are dissolving your marriage. With a healthy co-parenting plan, you can give

Living with your child’s other parent means that you can split all the expenses for the house and the children. This isn’t the case if you separate. After you split up, each parent will have their own home. Many of the expenses for the children will have to be divided.

Divorce can change the lives of all family members. Usually, parents go their separate ways and live in different houses. While both parents may have custody rights, the lion’s share of childcare may fall to one parent. While this can be extremely rewarding and pleasurable, it is by no means

When divorced parents live some distance apart, one of them typically has primary or possibly sole custody of their children. The kids often spend school breaks and at least part of their summer vacation with their non-custodial parent. If you’re in Maryland and your co-parent has moved hundreds or maybe

Maybe your ex’s new partner is the person that they cheated on you with, making the continued relationship feel a bit like a slap in your face. Perhaps they simply float from one short relationship to another, and you worry about your children becoming attached to people that won’t have