www.charlesjeromeware.com "Here to make a Difference."
Let me start by referencing a few brief points about the divorce process
that, hopefully, will be helpful to the divorcing parties. I have presented
them on many occasions previously to many people. They continue to be
timely points:
1. As with everything else in life, one's attitude is very important during
a divorce. Do not enter the divorce process with the expectation of
"winning" the divorce or "beating" your spouse. Even with the best facts
on your side and the most experienced attorneys, this attitude can backfire.
The better attitude and approach, I have observed over many successful years
of practicing divorce and family law at a high level, is to enter your divorce
process with the goal or approach of "successfully surviving" the divorce; meaning, you will complete the process with your reasonable goals and expectations having been accomplished.
2. Enhance your calm. Do not make important decisions regarding your divorce without
carefully thinking them, nor without consulting your attorney.
3. If the parties have children together, please remember that you and your spouse are
getting the divorce --- not your children. be careful what you say about your estranged
spouse around the kids.
4. Throughout your divorce process, try to stay focused on your "Big Picture". Try not obsess
about all the bad things that have happened between the parties, and try to move forward
with your new plan for your life.
THREE (3) NEW MARYLAND DIVORCE LAWS
Effective October 2015, Maryland has three(3) new divorce laws which are designed to
update divorce in the state.
(1) The first new law reduces the time from one(1) year to six(6) months the time needed for one of the divorcing parties to reside in Maryland if the grounds (legal reasons) for the divorce occurred the State of Maryland.
(2) The second new divorce law removes elements of the limited divorce ground that required voluntariness of the separation and the absence of any reasonable expectation of reconciliation. In
other words, it recognizes that if the parties no longer live together and one of them no longer wants to continue the marriage relationship, neither a court nor the State of Maryland should prevent the limited divorce process.
(3) The third new divorce law is an entirely new ground for divorce. It allows a couple who have worked out all the terms of their divorce, and who have no children in common, avoid waiting up to a full year before petitioning the court for a divorce.
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