Is it possible to have a court appearance postponed to give me an opportunity to seek new counsel?
It is up to the judge, but I wouldn't take the chance in a case with high stakes like custody. Two weeks is plenty of time enough to find a lawyer...
Chevy Chase, MD
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Chevy Chase, MD
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It is up to the judge, but I wouldn't take the chance in a case with high stakes like custody. Two weeks is plenty of time enough to find a lawyer...
Annulments are granted by the court only in certain rare cases. The legal effect is to void a marriage from the very beginning--as if the parties...
Marital property is determined on the date of divorce in Maryland,not the date of separation, although the judge can consider that property was...
You are only obligated to pay debt that you signed for. For example, if she is using your credit card, you are both liable for the charges. If...
It is a physical separation, which is one of the grounds for filing a divorce in Maryland. And there is nothing illegal about it. So in that...
You have to ask the court to issue a special order, for example, 401k Pension Plans are divided by a Qualified Domestic Relations Order ("QDRO").
You can file for a limited divorce (called a legal separation in some jurisdictions) in Maryland without an agreement. But that may not be what...
While the court can take into consideration the whether assets were acquired before or after separation, a new house is marital property if...
If you don't ask for alimony at the divorce hearing, you cannot get it later.
it seems as though your divorce case is not going to be a simple one, especially if you have disputes over grounds for divorce, the children,...