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  • Collaborative Divorce: A New Paradigm
    Collaborative Divorce: A New Paradigm
    by Pauline H. Tesler, Peggy Thompson
  • The Collaborative Way to Divorce: The Revolutionary Method That Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids--Without Going to Court
    The Collaborative Way to Divorce: The Revolutionary Method That Results in Less Stress, Lower Costs, and Happier Kids--Without Going to Court
    by Stuart G. Webb, Ronald D. Ousky
  • Stop Fighting Over The Kids: Resolving Day-to-Day Custody Conflict in Divorce Situations (Mike Mastracci's Divorce Without Dishonor)
    Stop Fighting Over The Kids: Resolving Day-to-Day Custody Conflict in Divorce Situations (Mike Mastracci's Divorce Without Dishonor)
    by Mike Mastracci
  • Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
    Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
    by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
  • Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
    Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
    by Kerry Patterson

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Saturday
Aug252018

Mutual Consent Divorce Applies to Everyone

Effective October 1, 2018, all married couples, even those with minor children, will be eligible to divorce on grounds of mutual consent.  They must have an executed agreement settling all the issues arising from their marriage, have not asked any court to set aside the agreement, and mutually consent to the divorce.  This ground does not require that the couple separate.

Sunday
Jun282015

New Ground for Divorce in Maryland

Effective October 1, 2015, Maryland will finally have a form of no fault divorce which does not require a one year separation.  Couples without children under the age of 18 who have executed a separation agreement disposing of all issues between them, may obtain a no fault divorce without a prior separation.

Sunday
Jun282015

Collaborative Law Rules Take Effect in Maryland

Beginning July 1, 2015, the state of Maryland will have rules governing the practice of collaborative law.  These rules are meant to complement and enhance the Maryland Collaborative Law Act. In Maryland, only the Judiciary can create rules governing lawyers.  Because of that restriction, new rules governing collaborative practice were necessary to encompass not only what all the other professionals do in the process, but the attorneys and judges as well.  

Collaborative law is a form of limited scope representation.  Limited scope representation means that the attorney and the client may agree to limit the services provided to the client.  In the case of collaborative law, the limitation is on the ability of the attorney to represent the client in a litigation setting.  In other settings, the client and the attorney may agree that the attorney only help draft pleadings, or only appear at certain hearings for the client.  Effective July 1, 2015, rules regarding limited scope representation, in general, also take effect.  

Wednesday
Aug202014

Uniform Collaborative Law Act Passes in Maryland!

We are officially one of the states that has passed this Act, which provides for rules and laws governing collaborative practice.

Wednesday
Aug202014

Collaborative Divorce in the News

Great interview wiwth a divorced couple about collaborative divorce on the Today Show.  Highly informative!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R61fCemn9Ls