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Maryland law recognizes three grounds for divorce: six-month separation, irreconcilable differences, and mutual consent. Each option provides a different path to ending a marriage, depending on your circumstances and whether you and your spouse agree on key issues. When you are considering divorce, understanding your options before you file...

Child custody orders in Maryland are not set in stone. They can be modified when there has been a material change in circumstances that affects the child’s well-being or the practicality of the current arrangement. Courts do not revisit custody simply because one parent is unhappy with the outcome. The focus...

Darin Rumer recently achieved a successful appellate result for a mother in a child custody modification case. The parents, who were not married, shared joint legal custody of their child under a January 2024 court order. That order awarded the mother primary physical custody, with the father exercising parenting...