{"id":4,"date":"2017-06-14T15:22:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T15:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.wordpress.com\/?p=4"},"modified":"2018-11-26T21:42:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T21:42:38","slug":"first-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/first-blog-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting divorced?"},"content":{"rendered":"
No one enters a marriage thinking or wishing for it to end. \u00a0But, it happens. \u00a0If you find this is happening to you and your marriage, know that you are not alone. \u00a0Marriages end, homes are split, and the once unified family is now divided.\u00a0 Whether you’re the person seeking the divorce, the couple who mutually agree to divorce<\/a>, or the person who has just been shockingly served, here’s what you need to know in Maryland.<\/div>\n

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Each family situation is different. \u00a0There tends to be two roads to divorce: by agreement<\/a> between the parties or by a Judge. \u00a0 If you have agreed how to handle any joint property and you don’t have minor children, you can get a divorce in Maryland without having to wait for any specific time period.\u00a0 This type of divorce is by Mutual Consent.\u00a0 If you do have minor children and\/or maybe you haven’t settled all your property issues, you still don’t have to engage in war.\u00a0 Maryland provides a voluntary divorce option for couples to divorce after a 12-month separation.<\/div>\n
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Unfortunately, divorce does tend to bring out the worst in couples.\u00a0 In a situation where there has been a loss of trust, loss of a partnership, and, critically, a loss of communication, you need to be prepared to take action.\u00a0 First, know what assets exist and the approximate value.\u00a0 This may include property, retirement, personal property<\/a>, vehicles, etc.\u00a0 Second, know what type of debt exists and how much. \u00a0\u00a0This can be in the form of a mortgage, outstanding credit card, a car loan, etc.\u00a0 Be aware that, for purposes of the divorce in nearly all circumstances, any asset or debt is joint – regardless of how either is titled – if it was accrued during your marriage.\u00a0 Lastly, and most importantly, prepare.\u00a0 Prepare for your monthly expenses, prepare for your children, prepare for you.\u00a0 Create a budget and adjust accordingly.\u00a0 You cannot be certain how the Court is going to rule regarding alimony or a monetary award.\u00a0 You may be confident that you will be able to remain in your home but what if that’s not the case?\u00a0 Your spouse may have once promised to financially support you but now things have changed.<\/div>\n
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You may require the assistance of an experienced family law attorney<\/a> and this preparation will only make for a more successful case.\u00a0 Just remember, this too shall pass and you are not alone. Call me today at (443) 906-3566!<\/div>\n

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If it’s time for you to begin the divorce process and end this chapter of your life, get organized and be prepared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[430,424,423,426,413],"tags":[6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-4","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alimony","8":"category-child-support","9":"category-custody","10":"category-divorce-and-separation","11":"category-family-law","12":"tag-agreement","13":"tag-alimony","14":"tag-asset","15":"tag-child-custody","16":"tag-child-support","17":"tag-divorce","18":"tag-family-law","19":"tag-marital-property","20":"tag-property","21":"tag-separation","22":"entry"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1102,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4\/revisions\/1102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eralawgroup.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}