If you’ve never testified in a courtroom setting or in front of a judge, the experience may be quite intimidating. That said, it is important for you to be prepared ahead of time – and a Towson family lawyer can help ensure that you are ready for your upcoming court appearance. The following tips are provided to help those who are preparing to testify in a Baltimore County family court case. While the tips are intended to help individuals, they should not be used to replace the knowledgeable guidance of a skilled lawyer.
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Parental Relocation and Child Custody Modification Towson Lawyer.
Maryland courts take parental relocation seriously. If there is a Custody case that has been filed in Maryland, which is being adjudicated or which produced an order concerning Child Custody and Visitation, then relocating a minor child without permission from The Court is almost always a bad idea. Consider:
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Thousands of domestic violence incidents have been reported to local law enforcement in Maryland in recent years. Still, numerous domestic violence incidents are not being reported. Violence in the home is never a good situation, and it can be even more devastating when there are children involved.
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Determining the amount of time a parent spends with his or her child after a divorce has been finalized can be a tough task. Child visitation and support issues are troublesome topics for some couples to deal with effectively. But now, struggling co-parents may be able to turn to something as simple as an application on their phone or tablet to get help with easing the tensions surrounding child support issues.
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If you are considering divorce in The Circuit Court fro Baltimore County, then your decision will have life-changing implications for your family and your finances. Given the seriousness of the situation, take whatever advice you receive from non-professionals with a critical ear; your family & friends love you but they are often limited by their personal experiences--which is to say their inexperience.
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Individuals who find themselves in situations where a protective order is necessary to keep a violent or overly-aggressive individual away expect such orders to actually keep them out of harm’s way. In fact, in Maryland, such orders have been shown to be quite helpful at keeping people safe, as they act to keep two parties who have a violent history apart.
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At the Law Offices of Amar Weisman, LLC, we encourage couples who are considering divorce to make sure they are “in the know” when it comes to various aspects of their marital lives. We recently discussed the importance of parting couples to ensure their finances are in order in our post entitled, Divorce and Your Finances: Make Sure Your Financial Ducks Are in a Row. Along those same lines, this post encourages divorcing couples to understand how the divorce might affect their retirement savings.
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One of the most important considerations that couples who are divorcing should keep in mind involves the family finances. While it is true that there are any number of things to think about during a divorce – who will get the dog, who will have custody of the children, who’s going to get the house – one thing that should be topping that list of concerns is your own personal financial situation.
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Naturally, when couples who share children make the decision to divorce, many thoughts of concern are extended to the parting couple, as well as their kids. But what about the grandparents of those children? Quite often, grandparents are not remembered or considered during the divorce and child custody process, but they, too, experience a certain level of loss during such difficult times.
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It is not uncommon to hear separating or divorcing parents arguing over who will have custody of the children. However, your Towson child custody lawyer knows that when it comes to custody issues, courts base their decisions on what is in the children’s best interests. While it is true that most courts favor joint custody arrangements where possible, one parent or the other may be chosen, depending on the specific set of circumstances involved in the case.
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