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Estate Planning Can’t Wait Until Your Separation Is Over

June 1, 2020
Neil Tyra

Going through a separation is confusing, stressful, and often overwhelming. Estate planning is not a subject that comes up frequently. Very often, as couples make the decision to get separated and then divorced, they are concerned with the most pressing things: making sure the children are cared for, paying the bills on time, deciding who will live where. There are a lot of moving parts to coordinate, not to mention Read More

Filed Under: Divorce, Marital Property, Wills, Estate Planning

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Maryland Family Law: The Factors Maryland Courts Consider When Determining Child Support Amounts

July 20, 2018
NWT Owner/Admin

Since 1990, Maryland courts have been required to use Child Support Guidelines in all cases involving children. These guidelines suggest a certain amount that should be paid to meet the cost of raising the children of the divorced parents. Let’s explore these factors:   Both parents' actual monthly income   To determine how much child support should be paid, the court must first evaluate each parent's Read More

Filed Under: Divorce

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4 Situations Where a Post-Judgment Modification May Be Necessary

May 20, 2018
NWT Owner/Admin

After a divorce is finalized, you will have several orders in place that must be followed for a set period of time. In most cases, these orders will be in place for several years at the least, and in some situations, are actually meant to last for life. The courts understand, however, that people’s situations change and it is sometimes necessary to have a post-judgment modification made. The following are four common Read More

Filed Under: Divorce, Family Law, Custody

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The Light at the End of the Tunnel: 6 Ways to Move on from Your Divorce

April 20, 2018
NWT Owner/Admin

Going through a divorce is said to be among the most painful experiences that a person can go through. Once the divorce is finalized, many people find that they don’t experience the immediate relief and happiness that they were expecting. The fact is, the end of a divorce is really just the beginning of your recovery and rediscovery period in your life. If you are looking for some effective ways to help see that Read More

Filed Under: Divorce, Family Law

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Want to Keep Your Divorce Out of Court? Consider Mediation!

February 21, 2017
NWT Owner/Admin

A married couple with their financial advisor.

Getting a divorce is never easy, but whenever possible, it is best to do everything possible to get through it with as few fights as you can. For many people, keeping the divorce process out of the courts is an ideal solution. This is made possible by using the mediation process rather than litigating in front of a judge. While mediation won’t work in every case, it is always best to give it a try if you want to Read More

Filed Under: Divorce

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A Brief Overview of Maryland Property Division

November 20, 2016
NWT Owner/Admin

Rockville property division

When going through a divorce, one of the hardest things to do is come to an agreement on who gets what in terms of the marital assets. Even in otherwise civil cases, couples often can’t come to a mutual agreement about how their assets will be distributed and it ends up having to go to court to have a judge decide. While this should be avoided when possible, it is good to know what standards the judge will use should Read More

Filed Under: Divorce

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Do You Advocate for Father’s Rights?

August 7, 2015
NWT Owner/Admin

couple fighting

The other day I got a call in the office and the caller asked me just that question: "Do you advocate for father's rights?" My response was "I advocate for parent's rights". CLICK! I can't say I was surprised that the caller hung up on me. When you ask a question like that it signals that you believe there is an unjust tilting of the judicial process in favor of women. That perception, spoken with absolute Read More

Filed Under: Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Marital Property

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Don’t Win the Lottery Just Yet

November 9, 2012
NWT Owner/Admin

A couple of weeks ago there was a story about a woman in California who came forward as the winner of the SuperLotto Plus Jackpot prize of $23 million just days before the winning ticket was about to expire. Apparently she never checked the ticket and had simply left it in her car. Luckily for her, her daughter recognized her mother's picture from a surveillance camera and alerted her to her winnings. Why hadn't she Read More

Filed Under: Marital Property, Divorce, Family Law

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What’s Mine is Mine;What’s Ours is Mine, Too!

October 17, 2012
NWT Owner/Admin

One of the most difficult issues to understand in a divorce action is the concept of marital property. Lawyers spend entire seminars, read full treatises, and examine statutes for hours on end to try and understand the nuances of this concept. So it is not surprising that most non-lawyers struggle with the same problem. Most people seem to think that each gets half of all the "stuff". It's not that Read More

Filed Under: Montgomery County Courts, Divorce, Family Law, D.C. Law, MD Law

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Control Your Outcome – What the NFL Referee Lockout Teaches Family Law Clients

September 27, 2012
NWT Owner/Admin

The settlement of the NFL referee lockout generated a sigh of relief throughout the country yesterday as the league and the referee's union announced an agreement that put an end to the lockout. The workplace dispute resulted in three weeks of disarray, erroneous results, and a real economic impact the the league and it's followers. The sad part is that the deal that was agreed to was available before the start of Read More

Filed Under: Montgomery County Courts, Custody, Divorce, Family Law

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