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October
- Deferral Under the Convention Against Torture for People with Mental Illness or Physical Disabilities
- When an Award of Indefinite Alimony is (and is Not) Proper Under Maryland Law
- Impeaching Prosecution Witnesses to Establish Bias in a Maryland Criminal Trial
- Arbitration Clauses in Marital Settlement Agreements and When You Can (and Cannot) Get an Arbitrator’s Ruling Reversed
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September
- Immigration Detentions and the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- The Impact a Marriage’s Duration Can Have on an Alimony Award in Maryland
- The Fifth Amendment, The Maryland Declaration of Rights, and a Defendant’s Decision Not to Testify at Trial
- The Many Factors Involved in Distributing Property in Divorce (and Potentially Granting One Spouse a Monetary Award)
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August
- What About Weekends and Holidays? The U.S. Supreme Court Resolves a Dispute About an Important Deadline for Some People Facing D
- A Cautionary Story About Not Hiring a Skilled Maryland Divorce Lawyer… and Also Skipping Your Divorce Trial
- The Constitutional Right to a Speedy Trial and Maryland Law’s ‘Hicks Rule’
- The Significance of Conditional Terms in Maryland Separation and Property Settlement Agreements
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July
- Recent Developments in Temporary Protected Status Litigation and Possible Alternatives to TPS
- Some Thoughts on that Viral ‘Kiss Cam’ Moment in Massachusetts… and the Role Adultery Can Play in Maryland Divorces
- Battery Upon a Close Relative and the Law of Provocation in Maryland Homicide Cases
- Equitable Distribution and Assets Acquired During a Maryland Couple’s Period of Separation
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June
- Deportation Cases, the Convention Against Torture, and the Proper Timing of Appeal Requests According to a New Supreme Court Rul
- High-Net-Worth Spouses and the Divorce Process in Maryland
- The Sixth Amendment’s Guarantee of a ‘Public’ Trial — and How It May Help You in Your Maryland Case
- Indefinite Alimony Versus Rehabilitative Alimony in Maryland: When Each is (or Isn’t) Appropriate
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May
- Some Questions and Answers About the EB-5 Visa Program and the New ‘Gold Card’ Proposal
- What Maryland Law Says about Fraud, Coercion, and Duress in Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- What are ‘Crawford Credits’ and When Might They Impact My Maryland Divorce?
- When the State May — and May Not — Use Your Conviction History Against You in a Maryland Criminal Trial
- Maryland Court Reviews Issue of Paternity in Child Support Case
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April
- The Legal Rules Surrounding ‘Conflicts of Interest’ and the Process of Selecting an Attorney to Handle Your Maryland Divorce
- A Look at Maryland Search and Seizure Law… and How the Law Can Sometimes Mirror Sports
- Identifying Tactics that are Doomed to Fail When Used in Your Maryland Divorce Case
- Withholding of Removal, the Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and the Difference Between Withholding and Asylum
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March
- Civil or Criminal? Direct or Constructive? The Different Forms of Contempt of Court in Maryland
- The Process of Voir Dire and Discovering Potential Jurors’ Biases for the Prosecution or Against the Defense
- A Celebrity Breakup and the Perils of Posting About Your Divorce on Social Media
- What the Columbia U. Protester’s Deportation Case Can Tell You About Deporting Green Card Holders
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February
- Dividing Credit Card Debts in a Maryland Divorce — Including Cards Titled in One Spouse’s Name Alone
- The Visa Waiver Program, B-2 Travel Visas, and the 2026 World Cup
- What is (and is Not) Proper Justification for a Maryland Traffic Stop Based on a Driver’s Use of Cell Phone While Driving
- How a Wife’s Acceptance of Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from a Trust Closed Off Her Ability to Challenge a Marital Property
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2024
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December
- USCIS Creates a New Regulation Designed to ‘Modernize’ H-1B Visa Requirements
- Ambiguities in Marital Settlement Agreements in Maryland
- Improper Argumentation and ‘Egregious’ Prosecutorial Errors in Maryland Criminal Trials
- Maryland’s Law of Contempt of Court… as Applied in a Contentious Caroline County Divorce
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November
- Prenuptial Agreement, Postnuptial Agreements, and the Divorce of a Maryland Native Turned Reality TV Star
- A New Supreme Court Ruling Will Address Deadlines Associated With Appealing Deportation/Removal Decisions
- The Importance of Clear, Accurate, and Unambiguous Jury Instructions in Your Maryland Assault Case
- The Deadlines You Face if You Want to Challenge Your Maryland Divorce Judgment
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October
- ACLU Sounds an Alarm About Deportations and an 18th Century Federal Law’s Impact on Them
- Dealing With Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets in a Maryland Divorce
- Anonymous Tips, Reasonable Suspicion, and Illegal Searches or Seizures in Maryland Criminal Cases
- The State of Same-Sex Marriage in Maryland in 2024… and the Challenges of Same-Sex Divorce
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September
- The Importance of QDROs in Maryland Divorces that Include Pensions or Retirement Accounts
- Criminal Convictions, Paroled Entry into the U.S., and the Naturalization Process
- How the Law of ‘Federal Preemption’ May Play a Role in Your Maryland Divorce
- Suspicious Bulges, Reasonable Suspicion, and the Boundaries of a Permissible ‘Stop and Frisk’ Under Maryland Law
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August
- USCIS Announces Updates Designed to Reduce Delays in Processing Family Visa Petitions
- In the Wake of Maryland Introducing ‘No-Fault’ Divorce, D.C. Does Away With a Major Divorce Precondition Requirement
- In the Wake of Maryland Introducing ‘No-Fault’ Divorce, D.C. Does Away With a Major Divorce Precondition Requirement
- A New Maryland Supreme Court Ruling Addresses the Circumstances Where the Defense’s Proposed Voir Dire Questions are Mandatory
- What Maryland Law Says About Making (or Receiving) a Marital Settlement Offer Contingent on Acceptance Deadline
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July
- The Asylum Application Process and Why Effective Legal Representation is Crucial
- The Importance of Ensuring that Your Maryland Divorce Settlement Agreement is ‘Clear’ and ‘Unambiguous’
- How ‘Imperfect’ Self-Defense Applies to Criminal Cases in Maryland
- Getting a Maryland Divorce When Your Spouse Lives in Another State
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June
- How a New Federal Initiative Could Substantially Benefit ‘DREAMers’ Seeking Visas
- Verbal Marital Settlement Agreements: Are They Enforceable Under Maryland Law?
- Excluding Unqualified Experts and Inadmissible Expert Testimony in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- Marital-Versus-Non-Marital Asset Division Decisions in Maryland… and How the ‘Source of Funds’ Theory Applies to Them
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May
- Including ‘Lifestyle’ Clauses in a Maryland Prenuptial (or Postnuptial) Agreement
- New Stats from the USCIS Show a Steep Decline in the Number of New H-1B Registrations for FY 2025
- What the Law in Maryland Does (and Doesn’t) Require of Pregnant Women Who Seek Divorces in this State
- How a Rapper’s Trial in Georgia May Fuel a Change in Evidentiary Standards in Maryland Criminal Cases
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April
- Maryland Judgments of Absolute Divorce Based on Separations of 12 Months or More
- A New U.S. Supreme Court Contains Good News for Immigrants Seeking to Avoid Deportation Through the ‘Cancelation of Removal’ Pro
- When Personal-Professional Relationship Breakdowns Lead to Unreasonable Lengthy Litigation: Awards of Attorneys’ Fees in Marylan
- No ‘Experts in Credibility’: What Maryland Law Says About Witnesses Opining About Whether Another Witness Should Be Believed
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March
- Obtaining Income Information Through Pretrial Discovery as Part of Your Maryland Divorce
- Some Tips About What You Should Do — and Should Avoid Doing — in a Maryland Traffic Stop
- Real Property, Divorce, and the Law of Equitable Distribution in Maryland
- Some Examples of “What Not to Do” in Seeking Asylum in the United States
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February
- Jury Selection in Maryland and the Improper Use of Peremptory Challenges Based on Race or Gender
- What Happens to an Inherited Property Used as Collateral on a Loan Taken Out During a Couple’s Marriage?
- Fraud in Your Maryland Divorce Case and the Importance of Having Skilled Legal Representation
- How Membership in a ‘Particular Social Group’ May Be the Key to Your Successful Asylum Application
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January
- Paying for Relatives’ Emergency Expenses and the Risk of a Dissipation-of-Assets Claim in Your Maryland Divorce Case
- Police Comments About a Suspect’s Credibility: What an Officer Can Say in the Interrogation Room Versus What a Jury Can Hear in
- Litigating Pet Possession in Maryland: Lessons from a Frederick County Divorce
- New Guidance from The USCIS Addresses the EB-5 Program, Investment Durations, and the Impact of a Terminated Regional Center on
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December
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2023
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December
- Pursuing Alimony in Maryland as the Spouse of a Small Business Owner
- The Potential for Deferred Action if You Assist a Government Agency’s Investigation into Your Employer’s Violations of the Law
- Equity and Judicial Discretion in Maryland Divorce Cases
- What Happens When You’re Arrested in Maryland Based on a ‘Bad’ Warrant and a Lack of Probable Cause
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November
- What Maryland Law Says About the Admissibility of an Accused Person’s Prior Bad Acts
- How Maryland Law Addresses Unconscionability Arguments in Prenuptial Agreement Enforcement Cases
- A Federal Class Action Has Altered the USCIS’s Deadline for Adjudicating SIJ Petitions
- The Impact of Abandoning a Settlement Agreement on Your Maryland Divorce Case
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October
- ‘No-Communication’ Orders During Court Recesses and the Right to Counsel in Maryland
- Some Thoughts After a Maryland Divorce Litigant Murdered the Judge in His Case
- How Failing to Meet Your Discovery Disclosure Obligations Can Greatly Damage Your Maryland Divorce Case
- Defects in Notices to Appear and What They Can Mean to the Government’s Deportation Case Against You
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September
- Major Changes in the Grounds for a Obtaining Maryland Divorce Take Effect October 1
- A Maryland Man Accused of Murder is Granted a New Trial… for the Second Time
- What to Do When You’re Living in Maryland and You Need to Enforce the Divorce You Got Outside the United States
- The U.S. Department of Labor Rolls Out Important Changes to the PERM Certification Process for Foreign Workers
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August
- ‘…And the Dog, Too’: Dealing with Pets as Part of a Maryland Divorce
- How Failing to Select the Right Legal Counsel Can Have a Catastrophic Impact on Your Asylum Application… and You
- Determining Marital Versus Non-Marital Portions of a Home Purchased With a Marital Mortgage But a Non-Marital Down Payment
- How a Search of Your Social Media Accounts Can Become a Fourth Amendment Violation
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July
- Baseball, Woody Allen, and an Absentee Spouse: Lessons from the Maryland Appellate Court in a Recent Potomac Divorce
- Rehabilitative Versus Indefinite Alimony and the Concept of ‘Unconscionable Disparity’ in Maryland
- A Federal Appeals Court Grants Asylum to a Pakistani Businessman Who Aided the U.S.-Led Coalition During the Afghan War
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June
- Part of My Prenuptial Agreement is Unenforceable Under Maryland Law. Now What?
- What the ‘Statement Against Interest’ Hearsay Exception Does — and Doesn’t — Allow in a Maryland Criminal Trial
- The Maryland Supreme Court Just Put Some Important New Limits on Ballistics Expert Evidence in Criminal Trials
- The High Hurdle Involved in Overturning a Divorce Judgment in Maryland
- The Immigration Waiver Process and the Proper Timing of a Waiver Application
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May
- Pursuing an Alimony Award in Maryland When Your Spouse’s Income Fluctuates Significantly Year-to-Year
- Asylum Applications by Immigrants Facing Persecution at Home Because They’re Perceived to Be Gay or Lesbian
- Default Judgments: One of the Many Potential Risks You Face by Handling Your Maryland Divorce Case Without a Lawyer
- The Appeals Court of Maryland Criticizes Both Prosecutors and Defense Counsel in an Assault Case Involving a Woman Having a ‘Men
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April
- Spousal Bad Acts and Their Role in Strengthening Your Case for Alimony in Maryland
- How to (and How Not to) Seek to Speed Up Adjudication of Your Hardship Waiver Application
- How Your Spouse’s Marital Misconduct May Impact Your Monetary Award in a Maryland Divorce, Even If Yours is Not an Adultery Case
- What Can You Do When the Police Accidentally Destroy Evidence that’s a Part of Your Maryland Criminal Case?
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March
- The Ingredients of a Successful and Enforceable Post-Nuptial Agreement in Maryland
- The Federal 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Revives a Ghanaian Man’s Application for Naturalization
- A First Wife’s Efforts to Get Her Dead Husband’s Second Marriage Annulled Failed Because of Her Excessive Delay
- DNA Analysis Reports and What it Means to Your Defense When the Person Who Testifies Isn’t the One Who Created the Report
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February
- The Maryland General Assembly Weighs Passage of a Law to Institute ‘No-Fault’ Divorce in This State
- Bias and Other Mistakes Judges Make… and How They Can Play a Role in Your Deportation Defense
- What to Do When Your Divorce Involves Litigation in Maryland and Out of State
- When a Legal Traffic Stops Being Legal: Unconstitutional Seizures Under Maryland Law
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January
- Contempt of Court and Who Has (and Who Doesn’t Have) a Right of Appeal in a Maryland Unpaid Alimony Dispute
- Restitution as a Condition of Probation and What Happens if the Court Sets Restitution After Your Probation Has Ended
- Pursuing a Finding of Contempt of Court in Maryland When Your Ex-Spouse Has Not Met Their Alimony Obligation
- How a Change in Criminal Law May Favorably Alter the Status of Your Deportation or Removal Case
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December
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2022
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December
- Adulterous Affairs, Dissipation of Marital Assets, and Equitable Distribution in a Maryland Divorce
- 4th Quarter Tech Layoffs Force Many H-1B Workers to Seek Out Alternative Employment (or Alternate Visa Options)
- Know Before You Go to Sign: The Importance of Getting Legal Advice Before Signing an Agreement Relinquishing Your Right to a Mar
- What You Can Do If You Gave the Police Consent to Perform a Search (and You Arguably Shouldn’t Have)
- Illegal Seizures, Your Fourth Amendment Rights, and the Suppression of Evidence in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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November
- What Does — and Doesn’t — Qualify as an ‘Unconscionable’ Income Disparity in a Maryland Alimony Dispute
- Green Cards, Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Status, and the USCIS’s Enforcement of the 21st Birthday Deadline
- Sweating the Small Stuff: How Diligently Tending to All the Details Can Be Essential to Having an Enforceable Prenuptial Agreeme
- Suspicious Bulges, Unusual Walking Gaits, and What Does (or Does Not) Qualify as Reasonable Suspicion in Maryland
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October
- How an Extramarital Affair Cost a Maryland Spouse $7M After a Maryland Court Upheld His Postnuptial Agreement
- USCIS Announces a Crucial Change to the Extension Period for Permanent Residents Who Applied for Green Card Renewals
- How Avoiding Procedural ‘Missteps’ Can Be Critical to Success in Your Maryland Divorce Litigation
- Presenting a Strong Defense in Your Maryland Sex Crime Case Centering Around Issues of Consent
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September
- What Maryland Law Does (and Doesn’t) Require in Order for You to Receive a Reduction in Your Alimony Obligation
- When Threats of Persecution or Torture May Impact Your Deportation Defense in Maryland
- ‘Commingling’ Assets and Its Impact on the Distribution of Property in a Maryland Divorce
- When You Should — and Probably Shouldn’t — Answer a Doctor, Nurse, or EMT’s Questions About Your Maryland Criminal Case in the P
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August
- Retiring Marylanders and Their Alimony Obligations from Previous Property Settlement Agreements
- The Potentially Catastrophic Impact Probation Before Judgment in Maryland Can Have if You’re an Undocumented Immigrant
- ‘Pure Hot Rage’: ‘Washingtonian’ Looks at Female Payors of Alimony in Maryland, DC, and Virginia… and Ways to Potentially Avoid
- Getting Hearsay Evidence Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Case (Even If Your Trial Judge Misstates the Rules)
- Getting Hearsay Evidence Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Case (Even If Your Trial Judge Misstates the Rules)
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July
- The Value of a Good Legal Advocate in Your Maryland Divorce: It Goes Further Than You Might Think
- How Defects in the ‘Notice to Appear’ in Your Removal Case Could Be the Key to Success in Your Deportation Defense
- Dealing With Your Spouse’s Family Business in Your Maryland Divorce
- When the Prosecution Can — and Can’t — Use Your Prior Bad Acts Against You as Part of a Maryland Criminal Trial
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June
- Overcoming Typos and Math Errors in Your Maryland Divorce Judgement to Arrive at a Fair and Equal Result
- A Trial Judge’s Failure to Give a Defendant a Chance to Present Evidence of Mitigation Leads the Maryland Court of Appeals to To
- Valuation of Marital Assets and Monetary Awards in Maryland Divorce Cases
- Challenging the Jury Selection in Your Maryland Criminal Case, and How to Avoid Inadvertent Waivers of Your Legal Options
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May
- A Recent Alimony Case from Baltimore County Again Shows How Damaging Proceeding Without a Knowledgeable Attorney Can Be
- Juvenile Suspects, Police Interrogation, and When a Confession is (Or Isn’t) Voluntary Under Maryland Law
- A Divorce Case from the World of Reality TV, and a Look at “At-Fault” Versus “No-Fault” Divorce in Maryland
- What Maryland Prosecutors Can — and Can’t — Say During Your Trial About Your Invoking Your Right to Silence
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April
- When Your Spouse Can (and Can’t) Get Alimony in Maryland Even After Your Both Signed an Agreement Waiving the Right to Alimony
- When a Police Stop in Maryland is — and Isn’t — Consensual, and What that Difference Means for Your Fourth Amendment Rights
- A Maryland Man’s Transition into Retirement Allows Him to Obtain a Termination of His Ex-Wife’s Indefinite Alimony
- Backpacks, Drug Arrests Pursuant to Traffic Stops, and the Constitution’s Protections Regarding Warrantless Searches
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March
- The Law of Self-Defense in Maryland… and the Evidentiary Burden You Have to Clear to Obtain a Jury Instruction on Self-Defense
- Alimony Provisions and Modification Triggers in Maryland Separation Agreements
- Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Reverses a Manslaughter Conviction in the Case of a Man Who Gave Heroin to a Friend Who OD’e
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February
- What Some Celebrity Prenuptial Agreement Disputes Can Teach You About Your Maryland Prenup
- How the Lack of a Jury Instruction Can Lead to the Reversal of Your Maryland Criminal Conviction
- The Benefits of Good Financial Recordkeeping When Your Maryland Divorce Involves Dissipation of Assets or Claims of Dissipation
- What a Shocking Death in Bethesda Can Teach When It Comes to the Criminal Charges You’re Facing in Maryland
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January
- Waiting Too Long to Respond Proved to Be Critically Harmful to One Maryland Husband’s Divorce Case
- ‘Search Incident to an Arrest’ Versus ‘Arrest Incident to a Search’ and Why the Difference Can Be So Important to Your Criminal
- A Maryland Court Just Found an Ex-Husband Liable for 12+ Years of Unpaid Alimony Totaling More than $320K. Here’s How.
- A Gruesome Death in East Baltimore and the Do’s and Don’Ts of Being a Criminal Suspect in Maryland
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December
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2021
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December
- How a Non-Marital Asset May Become (At Least Partially) Marital in Nature and Subject to Equitable Distribution in Maryland
- What Happens When You Are Convicted of a Crime in Maryland When That Crime Wasn’t Charged in Your Indictment
- What You Need When Your Spouse Has Accused You of ‘Dissipation of Assets’ in Your Maryland Divorce
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November
- When a Maryland Judge Can — and Cannot — Find You in Contempt of Court for Things You Did or Didn’t Do in Connection with Your D
- What to Do When a Prosecution Witness Invokes the Fifth Amendment in Response to Your Cross-Examination Questions in a Maryland
- What Maryland Law Does With Assets You Acquired Long After You and Your Spouse Separated But Before You Divorced
- Ways that You Can Enhance Your Credibility Before the Jury in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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October
- Legal Considerations You Should Take Into Account if You’ve Met Someone New While Your Maryland Divorce is Still Pending
- Why Having Proper Legal Representation Matters in Your Maryland Divorce, Even if You Are Resolving Your Issues Through a Settlem
- Police Officer Testimony About Out-of-Court Statements and When that Is — and Is Not — Inadmissible Hearsay in a Maryland Crimin
- Can the Police Make a Traffic Stop in Maryland if You’re Driving in an Unusual, But Not Illegal, Manner?
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September
- The Role a Trustee May Play in the Distribution of Your Marital Assets in a Maryland Divorce
- How a ‘Batson Challenge’ Works and How It Can Help You Avoid Potential Racial Discrimination in the Jury Selection Process
- Why Getting the Procedural Timing Right in Your Maryland Divorce Case Can Be Critical to Your Success
- When the Video Footage Recorded by a Maryland Law Enforcement Officer’s ‘Bodycam’ May Constitute Hearsay and Be Inadmissible in
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August
- When You Should (and, More Likely, Shouldn’t) Discuss Your Maryland Divorce Litigation on Social Media
- When the Prosecution in Your Maryland Criminal Case Can — and Can’t — Get Evidence in Based on the ‘Opening the Door’ Doctrine
- What to Do When Your Spouse Has Improperly Thwarted Your Rights Under the Terms of Your Maryland Separation Agreement
- DNA Evidence, Forensic Scientist Testimony, and a Defendant’s Right to Cross-Examination in a Maryland Criminal Trial
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July
- Almost Any Marylander Going Through Divorce Can Benefit from the Services of a Good Family Law Attorney
- When the State Is — and Isn’t — Entitled to a Jury Instruction About Fleeing the Scene of the Crime in a Maryland Criminal Case
- Assigning Each Spouse’s Share of a Marital Home in Maryland that Was Purchased Before the Marriage and Appreciated During the Ma
- The Constitutional Right to a ‘Speedy Trial’ and What That Right Means for You in Maryland
- June
- May
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April
- What to Do If Your Spouse Files for Divorce in a Different County After You’ve Already Filed for Divorce in Maryland
- Getting Potentially Incriminating Evidence Seized as a Result of a Warrantless Search Thrown out in Your Criminal Case in Maryla
- What Your Proof in a Maryland Divorce on the Basis of ‘Cruelty of Treatment’ Does (and Doesn’t) Have to Include
- How You May Be Able to Use the Prosecution’s Choices Against Them in Your Maryland Criminal Case
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March
- Making Sure Procedural Details and Technicalities Do Not Derail Your Divorce Case in Maryland
- What the ‘Community Caretaking’ Exception Is and How You Can Overcome Its Attempted Use by Prosecutors in Your Maryland Criminal
- Commingled Assets, Burdens of Proof, and Equitable Distribution in Divorce Cases in Maryland
- How to Get an Expert’s Testimony Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Case When that Expert is Not Sufficiently Reliable
- What It Takes to Win (or Overcome) an Argument About Dissipation of Assets in a Maryland Divorce Case
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February
- How Misconduct By the Police Who Arrested You May Get Your Maryland Conviction Vacated, Even if the Misconduct Was Unrelated to
- The Legal Effect that the Agreements You Made in Your Religious Marriage Ceremony Will — and Won’t — Have on Your Maryland Divor
- Maryland’s Highest Court Agrees that a Man Caught in a ‘Light Rail Fare Sweep’ Had His Fourth Amendment Rights Violated
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January
- The Importance of Making Sure the Maryland Marital Settlement Agreement You Sign is the Marital Settlement Agreement You Want
- What a ‘Statement Against Penal Interest’ is and How it Can Impact Your Criminal Case in Maryland
- How the Maryland Court of Appeals’ Ruling in a Lead Paint Case May Have a Big Impact on Your Divorce Litigation
- The Multiple Ways in Which You Can Overcome a ‘Firearm Possession’ Charge in Maryland
- The Difference Between a ‘Technical’ and a ‘Non-Technical’ Violation of Probation in Maryland… and What It May Mean for You
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December
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2020
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December
- Dealing Marital Homes and the Outstanding Mortgages on Them in Maryland Divorce Cases
- A 2020 Court of Appeals Decision Changes the Landscape of Voir Dire in Maryland Criminal Trials… and Indirectly Shows Why Good D
- What Can I Do If My Spouse Hid Assets During Our Maryland Divorce Proceeding, But I Only Found Out After the Divorce Became Fina
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November
- My Ex-Spouse Was Named as Our Children’s Primary Custodial Parent. Can I Still Get an Award of Child Support in Maryland?
- How a Civil Lawsuit About Lead Paint Exposure Could Have a Major Impact on Your Criminal Case in Maryland
- The Maryland Child Support Guidelines: A Quick ‘Q and A’
- Getting the State’s Evidence to Do Independent Testing to Strengthen Your Defense in Your Criminal Case in Maryland
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October
- The Importance of the ‘Change of Circumstances’ Requirement in Your Maryland Alimony Modification Case
- How a Change in a Maryland Health Statute Gave One Man a Winning Ex Post Facto Violation Argument
- I Never Got a Maryland Marriage License. Is My Marriage Still Valid Without One?
- What to Do When Police in Maryland Performed a Warrantless Search of a Car that You Were Driving, But that Belonged to Someone E
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September
- What Can Be Done When the Judge in Your Maryland Child Custody Case Oversteps Their Authority
- Protecting Your Right to Remain Silent in Maryland, Especially When There’s a Language Barrier Involved
- How the Law in Maryland Can Protect You (and Your Kids) When The Children You’re Raising are Neither Your Biological Nor Adopted
- The High Degree of Value Favorable Character Evidence Can Have as Part of Your Criminal Trial Defense in Maryland
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August
- My Ex-Spouse Has Sole Custody of Our Son, But He Moved Out When He Was 17. What Can I Do About My Child Support Payments in Mary
- If the Police Searched You Without a Warrant Just Because You Were in a ‘High-Crime’ Area, You May Be Able to Get that Evidence
- What to Do When Your Ex-Spouse Seeks to Introduce ‘Improper, Immaterial, Impertinent or Scandalous’ Material into Your Family La
- Getting Drug Evidence Obtained Through an Illegal Search Excluded from Your Criminal Trial in Maryland
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July
- New Maryland Court Rules Require Parents to Complete a Parenting Plan: What that Means for You in Your Custody Case
- What the ‘Doctrine of Merger’ Is and How It May Greatly Reduce the Final Sentence in Your Criminal Case in Maryland
- How Having the Right Maryland Family Law Attorney Can Help if You Experience a Sudden Emergency that Affects Your Case
- Maryland’s Highest Court Throws Out a DUI Conviction After the Police Advised the Spanish-Speaking Driver of His Rights… in Engl
- Approaching a Maryland Child Custody Case When Your Child’s Other Parent Has Drug, Alcohol, Mental Health or Other Personal Issu
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May
- When You Can Get Your Maryland Divorce Case Reopened to Seek a Recalculation of Child Support
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals Orders the Reversal of a Conviction Based on ‘Clearly Legally Insufficient’ Evidence
- What an ‘Improper Inducement’ Is and What You Can Do If the Police Used It to Get You to Make a Self-Incriminating Statement in
- My Spouse and I Signed a Separation Agreement in Maryland, Then Reconciled. Now We’re Getting Divorced. What Happens to Our Agre
- Proceed With Extreme Caution When Your Ex-Spouse Proposes an Agreement in Your Maryland Divorce Case, but Demands that You Not C
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April
- I Made a Promise to My Spouse as Part of a Religious Marriage Ceremony. Can the Maryland Courts Order Performance of that Promis
- Getting that Gun the Police Found in an Illegal Search and Seizure Excluded from Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- The Many Ways that Making the Right Plea Agreement Can Help You if You’re Facing Charges in Maryland
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March
- Dealing with the Challenges of Court-Ordered Child Visitation in Maryland During the Current Global Pandemic
- The Difference Between Success and Conviction in Your Maryland Criminal Case May Rest Upon Seemingly Small Details
- What a Celebrity Child Custody Dispute Can Teach LGBT+ Parents, Stepparents and Others About Custody Law in Maryland
- How a Six-Minute Period of Time Was Key in Getting a 911 Call Excluded from Evidence in One Maryland Man’s Criminal Case
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February
- How Maryland Venue Rules Limit Where You Can Pursue Your Divorce Case
- A New Maryland Court of Appeal Ruling Means More Available Tools During Voir Dire for Criminal Defendants
- What a Maryland Judge in Your Family Law Case Can (and Can’t) Do to You if You Fail to Comply With a Court Order
- How to Fight Back When an Emotional Case Has Led the State of Maryland to Overcharge You
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January
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals Says that ‘De Facto’ Parents Are Eligible for Same Awards of Attorney’s Fees as Biological Par
- Your Options When the State Uses Perjured Testimony or Unreliable Scientific Evidence in Your Maryland Trial
- ‘There is More to Parenting Than Being a Physical Presence’: Deciding Custody Time and Schedules in Maryland
- How a Baltimore Man Got His Convictions Reversed After the Prosecution Sent His Defense Lawyer Critical DNA Evidence in an ‘Inac
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December
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2019
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December
- How the State of Maryland Distributes Your Alimony and Child Support if Your Wages Are Being Garnished
- When You Can Keep Police Body Camera Video Footage Out of a Criminal Trial in Maryland
- How the Right Argument or Evidence in Your Maryland Child Custody Case Can Still Be Wrong If It’s Presented at the Wrong Time
- How Battered Spouse Syndrome Evidence May Help You in Your Murder or Manslaughter Trial in Maryland
- What Constitutes an Unconstitutional Search or Seizure, as Opposed to a ‘Consensual’ Interaction With Police in Maryland?
- Don’t Put Your ‘Head in the Sand” — Tackle Your Maryland Child Support Case Head On
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October
- Why It is So Important that You Get Every Term, and Every Modification, of Your Maryland Marital Settlement Agreement Put Down i
- How a Prosecutor’s Misstatement of the Law in Closing Arguments Got One Maryland Man a New Trial
- How a Maryland Wife Avoided Paying Any Alimony Even Though She Made More Than Three Times What He Did
- What You Do — and Don’t — Have to Say to Invoke Your Right to Legal Counsel in Maryland
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September
- How Your Child’s Other Parent May Be the One Who Owes Child Support in Maryland, Even if the Children Reside with Him/Her More t
- What You Need to Get Evidence Seized in a Police Checkpoint Thrown Out in Your Maryland Criminal Case
- A Self-Represented Father in a Maryland Custody Case Demonstrated Why Proceeding Without an Attorney is Generally the Wrong Choi
- When a Statement is — and is Not — Admissible Against You in Maryland as an ‘Excited Utterance’
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August
- What It Takes to Overcome Your Ex-Spouse’s Claims Regarding Alimony and Dissipation of Assets in Your Maryland Divorce
- An Important New Ruling from Maryland’s Highest Court Says that the Odor of Marijuana Alone Doesn’t Give the Police Cause for a
- How Small Changes in Your Custody Schedule Can Make a Big Difference in Your Maryland Child Support Obligation
- If Your Pat-Down Search Was Illegal, That May Entitle You to Suppression of Evidence in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
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July
- What Can I Do if I Think my Maryland Marital Settlement Agreement is not Reasonable?
- How an Inadequate Waiver of Your Right to a Jury Trial Can Get You a New Trial in Maryland
- Securing Primary Physical Custody of Your Children in Maryland, Even if Your Ex-Spouse Was a Stay-at-Home Parent
- When the Prosecution is — and Isn’t — Able to Bring in Certain Proof Based on Your ‘Opening the Door’ to that Evidence
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June
- A Man Charged in a Maryland Machete Attack Defends Himself Without a Lawyer… and Gets the Maximum Possible Sentence
- How Knowing — or Not Knowing — the Rules of Trial Procedure Can Possibly Make or Break Your Maryland Family Law Case
- What Happens if My Spouse Refuses to Participate in Our Maryland Divorce Case?
- When the Prosecution Can — and Cannot — Use Your Old Convictions Against You in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- A Maryland Woman Obtains a Favorable Court of Special Appeals Ruling More than a Decade After Her Guilty Plea
- An Overturned Murder Conviction in Alaska Highlights an Important Concept in Maryland Law About Prosecutors’ Closing Arguments
- May
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April
- How the Right Expert Evidence Can Help You to Secure a Successful Outcome in Your Maryland Alimony Dispute
- Obtaining a Reversal of Conviction in Your Maryland Criminal Case Where the Evidence is Insufficient
- Appraisals, Commissions and More: Contesting the Terms of a Court-Ordered Sale of a Marital Home in a Maryland Divorce
- What Happens Before Your Maryland Criminal Trial Can Be as Important to Your Success as What Happens During the Trial
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March
- The Importance of the ‘Best Interest of the Child’ in Maryland Child Custody Cases
- Your Fundamental Right to a Jury Trial and What that Means for Your Maryland Criminal Case
- My Spouse Drained Our Bank Account a Week Before the Divorce Filing and Blew the Money at the Casino. What Can I Do?
- All the Steps You Can Take to Clear Your Name in Maryland After the Court Strikes Its Finding of Guilt Against You
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February
- Dividing a Business in a Maryland Divorce When the Business is Marital Property
- How You Potentially Can Use a Witness’s Undocumented Immigration Status in Court to Strengthen Your Defense
- How a Maryland Husband Managed to Force a Sale of the Marital Home After the Wife Fell Behind on the Mortgage Payments
- What Happens When the Judge Doesn’t Go Along with Your Maryland Plea Agreement?
- How a Small Flaw in a Jury Instruction Allowed a Maryland Man to Get His Conviction Overturned
- How the Constitutional Guarantee of Due Process Can Impact Your Maryland Custody Case
- January
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December
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2018
- December
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November
- Your Legal Options in Maryland If Your Child’s Other Parent Refuses to Cooperate as Part of Your Joint Custody Arrangement
- Maryland Court Decides that a Police Bodycam Video Was Inadmissible, Meaning that an Assault Defendant Was Entitled to a New Tri
- Custody Evaluations and Their Impact on Maryland Child Custody Cases
- How an Expert Witness’s Improper Testimony About the Truthfulness of Another Witness May Help You Get a New Trial in Your Maryla
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October
- What Is a ‘Consent Custody Order’ and What Role Does It Play in a Custody Case in Maryland?
- A Silver Spring Defendant Gets an Opportunity for Re-sentencing after a Trial Judge’s Misinterpretation of the Law and the Defen
- Maryland Court of Special Appeals Revives an Immigrant Father’s Case Seeking Sole Custody of His Two Minor Children
- Beware Before You Sign: A Maryland Court Rules that a Couple’s Handwritten Document Was a Valid Marital Settlement Agreement
- The Legal Doctrine of ‘Merger’ Helps a Maryland Defendant Obtain a Re-Sentencing
- How Handling Your Maryland Family Law Case by Yourself, Without an Attorney, Can Lead to an Unsatisfying Outcome
- What Does ‘De Facto’ Parenthood in Maryland Mean and What Does it Take to Prove that You Qualify as a ‘De Facto’ Parent?
- September
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August
- Wrongfully Excluded Evidence of an Alleged Victim’s Dishonesty and Threats to Get the Accused ‘In Trouble’ Result in a New Trial
- When Does an Idea Become an Asset and When Does an Asset Become Subject to Marital Property Division in Maryland?
- Can the Violation of a Witness’ Fifth Amendment Rights Give You a New Trial in Your Maryland Criminal Case?
- When the Prosecution Can (and Cannot) use Opinion Evidence about a Witness’ Truthfulness in a Maryland Criminal Trial
- July
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June
- Massive Gap Between Wife’s Income and Husband’s Income Requires an Award of Indefinite Alimony, Maryland Court Says
- Maryland Man Gets His Murder Conviction Reversed Due to Improper Police Questioning After He Invoked His Right to an Attorney
- Children’s Extracurricular Activities and Child Support Obligations in Maryland
- The State’s Reliance on Only an Anonymous 911 Tip Wasn’t Enough in a Baltimore Man’s Criminal Trial
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May
- Details Matter: Using the Specifics of a Maryland Statute to Avoid a Conviction for a Crime that Doesn’t Match the Facts of Your
- The Importance of the Timing of a Miranda Warning in Your Maryland Criminal Case
- Seeking — Or Opposing — A Long-Distance Relocation of Your Children to or from Maryland
- Resolving Your Maryland Child Custody Dispute Through a Mutual Agreement
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April
- A Maryland Wife Gets a Renewed Opportunity to Pursue Claim for Alimony and Attorney’s Fees
- The ‘Missing Witness’ Jury Instruction and the Role it Can Play in Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- The Circumstances and Standards Under Which One Spouse Can Receive a Monetary Payment as Part of a Divorce in Maryland
- The Very High Importance of Proof of Legal Causation in a Maryland Criminal Case
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March
- How the Rules of Evidence Can Help You Keep Some Damaging Testimony out of Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- Father’s Ill-Timed Appeal Costs Him in His Maryland Child Support Modification Case
- A Maryland Wife’s Lack of Proof of ‘Unconscionable Disparity’ of Income Allows Her Husband to Avoid an Indefinite Alimony Obliga
- What Do ‘Intrinsic Fraud’ and ‘Extrinsic Fraud’ Mean and How Can They Possibly Affect Your Maryland Divorce Case?
- Text Message Conversations Between Spouses are Generally Confidential Marital Communications, According to Maryland Court’s Ruli
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February
- Questioning a Prosecution Witness in Maryland About a Plea Deal (or Expected Plea Deal) in His Own Criminal Case
- Why a Maryland Husband Still Owed Alimony Even After Proving that His Ex-Wife Was Living With Her Romantic Partner
- How Erroneous Jury Instructions on a Maryland Murder Charge Can Taint an Entire Case and Lead to a Reversal of All Convictions
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January
- How the Legal Concept of ‘Voluntary Impoverishment’ Can Affect Your Maryland Alimony Case
- The Importance of ‘Batson Challenges’ in Jury Selection for Your Maryland Criminal Trial
- Maryland Father Overcomes Great-Grandmother’s Effort to Obtain Court-Ordered Visitation
- How an Accused Man Turned a Baltimore Judge’s Error into a Reversal of His First-Degree Murder Conviction
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2017
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December
- Obtaining a Change to Your Alimony in Maryland to Provide for a Longer Period of Payments
- When Having the Charges Dropped in Your Maryland Criminal Case Isn’t the Best Available Outcome
- ‘Not the Father’: How to Use the Maryland Legal System Properly to Prove or Disprove Paternity
- Using Proof of Valid Prescriptions to Construct a Defense Against Drug Charges in Maryland
- When a Settlement Agreement Will (and Won’t) Block a Spouse from Using the Maryland Courts to Obtain a Modification of Alimony
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November
- Maryland Woman’s Battered Spouse Defense Entitled Her to Use Boyfriend’s Abusive Words as Evidence at Her Murder Trial
- Maryland Courts Side With Father in Mother’s Legal Action that Sought to ‘Disestablish Paternity’
- Unasked Voir Dire Question Allows a Baltimore Man to Obtain a Reversal and a New Trial
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October
- How a Mother’s Failure to Participate in a Custody Hearing in Maryland Impaired Her Later Efforts to Secure a Custody Modificati
- How the Specificity of the Description of a Suspect Can Affect a Maryland Criminal Case
- A New Court of Appeals Ruling Clarifies When Grandparents and Other Third Parties Can Seek Custody in Maryland
- Maryland Man Facing Gun Charges Secures Reversal of Conviction Due to an Officer’s Improper Search
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September
- New U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Triggers Win for Maryland Husband in Military Benefits Dispute
- Improper Disallowance of Son’s Testimony Violated a Maryland Man’s Right to Present His ‘Full Defense’
- How the Factors that Courts Can Consider Resulted in Imputing an Income of $300K+ in One Maryland Husband’s Alimony Case
- How a Flaw in Jury Instructions Allowed a Maryland Murder Defendant to Secure a New Trial
- The Perils of Trying to Handle Your Maryland Family Law Court Case as a Self-Represented Party
- August
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July
- The Right to a ‘Speedy Trial’ and the Role it Plays in Your Maryland Criminal Case
- Missing Procedural Steps Trip Up Maryland Father’s Effort to Change His Child’s Name
- When You Can Obtain Indefinite Alimony in Maryland Even After You Are Financially ‘Self-Supporting’
- Absence of ‘Reliable Evidence’ or ‘Details and Circumstances’ Leads to Reversal of Maryland Man’s Assault Sentence
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June
- Obtaining a Continuance in Your Maryland Child Custody Case
- An Improper Refusal of a Voir Dire Question and How That Helped a Maryland Man Get His Assault Conviction Vacated
- How Procedural Filing Deadline Requirements Can Make All of the Difference in Your Maryland Divorce Case
- Maryland Man Gets Judgment Vacated After Trial Court Improperly Denied Dna Testing Request
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May
- Previous Litigation in Puerto Rico Stops Mom from Seeking Visitation Modification Order from Maryland Court
- Sweating the Small Stuff: How Seemingly Little Details Can Make a Big Difference in Your Maryland Criminal Case
- Your Children’s Education and a ‘Material Change of Circumstances’ in a Maryland Custody Case
- What Happens When Police in Maryland Find Evidence of Drugs on One of Your Passengers?
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April
- Maryland Mother’s Claims of Misrepresentation Not Enough to Lead Court to Order Paternity Testing
- Using Prior Inconsistent Statements to Strengthen Your Criminal Defense in Maryland
- Dealing with Discovery Violations in Your Maryland Divorce Litigation
- Court of Special Appeals: Maryland Police Officer Went Too Far in Conducting Warrantless Search
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March
- The Challenge of Overturning Child Custody Decisions on Appeal in Maryland
- How Your Move Can Impact Your Child Custody and Visitation Arrangement in Maryland
- Maryland Man Accused of Drug Crime Allowed to Continue Pursuing Appeal Despite Nol Pros
- Maryland Court Rejects Alimony Award When Wife Wasn’t Pursuing Additional Training or Education
- When Your Living Arrangements Can (and Cannot) Delay Your Child Custody Case in Maryland
- Maryland Nurse’s Opinion Testimony Triggers Conviction Reversal Because She Was Never Declared as an Expert Witness
- February
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January
- Absence of Sufficient Proof of a ‘Breaking’ Meant that Homeless Vet Couldn’t Be Guilty of Burglarizing Ocean City Vacation Resid
- New Law Simplifies the Process for Some Couples in Getting Divorced in Maryland
- How Imputed Income Works and How it Can Affect a Child Support Case in Maryland
- Double Jeopardy Law in Maryland and How it Can Help You in Your Criminal Case
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December
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2016
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December
- Father Loses in Custody Dispute Due to Maryland Not Being the Child’s ‘Home State’ Under UCCJEA
- Assessing Child Custody and Child Support in a Grandparent Custody Action in Maryland
- Maryland’s High Court Throws Out Attempted Murder Conviction Against Driver Who Fled from Police
- Maryland’s High Court Considers the Impact of New Marijuana Law on Fourth Amendment Search Cases
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November
- When to Challenge Your Contempt of Court Penalties in Your Maryland Family Law Case
- Maryland Man’s Alford Plea Costs Him the Opportunity to Request DNA Testing of New Evidence
- Maryland Wife Wins Appeal Allowing Her to Pursue Claim that Husband Did Not Satisfy the Couple’s Marital Settlement Agreement
- Making Sure You Complete the Correct Procedural Steps to Seek Division of a Marital Asset in Maryland
- Making Sure You Complete the Correct Procedural Steps to Seek the Division of a Marital Asset in Maryland
- What Happens When the State’s Expert Lies on the Stand in a Maryland Criminal Trial
- October
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September
- ‘Material Change of Circumstances’ and Modifying an Order of Child Support in Maryland
- Maryland Judge’s Declaration Without Defendant Present Prevents Retrial on Drug Charge
- Civil Contempt Punishments and Your Maryland Custody and Visitation Case
- Maryland Man’s Conviction Overturned Because Police Conducted Illegal ‘Frisk’ Search
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August
- Unemployment, Imputed Income, and Calculating Child Support in Maryland
- Maryland Criminal Defendant Loses Appeal Due to Failure to Raise Statutory Violation in a Timely Manner
- Mental Illness and Its Impact on Your Maryland Child Custody and Visitation Case
- Mistrials, Double Jeopardy, and Maryland Criminal Cases
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July
- Maryland’s Highest Court Recognizes ‘De Facto Parent’ Status, Allows Woman’s Ex-Wife to Seek Visitation
- Frederick County Man Entitled to New Sentence After Being Charged With Excessive Number of Counts of Sex Crime
- Hearsay Rule Prevents Maryland Mom from Testifying About Children’s Statements
- Three Maryland Men Convicted as Minors Get Life Sentences Overturned
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June
- Mother and Children’s Exit from the State Leads Maryland Courts to Decline Jurisdiction in Child Custody Case
- Factors that Go Into a Decision to Impute Income in a Maryland Alimony Case
- Maryland Appeals Court Issues Pro-Privacy Ruling Rejecting Police’s Warrantless Use of Cell Phone Surveillance Device
- Baltimore Man’s Conviction Overturned Due to Trial Court’s Refusal to Allow Him to Confront Interpreters
- May
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April
- Divorce Over Age 50 Raises Unique Financial Concerns for Maryland Residents
- Maryland Court Reviews Issue of First Impression in Marijuana Possession Case
- Maryland Court Interprets Conflicting Statutes in Child Support Case
- U.S. Supreme Court Reviews Same-Sex Adoption Case
- Highest Court in Maryland Reviews Motion to Suppress in Criminal Wiretapping Case
- March
- February
- January
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December
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2015
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December
- Divorcing in Maryland: What To Do With The Family Home?
- Maryland Court Reviews Post-Conviction DNA Statute in Criminal Case
- Principles of Contract Law Govern Many Aspects of Family Law Proceedings
- Maryland Family Code Sets Forth a Schedule to Determine Child Support Obligation
- Maryland Court Overturns Conviction Based on Error During Voir Dire (Jury Questioning)
- November
- October
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September
- Maryland Court Rules Father is a “Parent” of Child Conceived Via In-Vitro Fertilization
- Maryland Court Reverses Criminal Conviction for Failure to Ask Requested “Voir Dire” Question
- Maryland Court Reluctantly Denied Custody and Visitation in Same-Sex Divorce Case
- Maryland’s Highest Court Disallows State’s Amendment of “Charging Document”
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August
- Case Summary: Successful NACARA case with a criminal history
- Divorced Couple Battle Fate of Frozen Embryos in Court
- Maryland Court Upholds Legality of Vehicle Search During DUI Arrest
- Maryland Court Decides Child Custody Issue Involving Special Immigrant Status
- Highest Court in Maryland Denies Suppression of Cell Phone Data
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July
- Maryland Court Asserts Personal Jurisdiction Over Non-Resident Putative Father in Child Custody Case
- Maryland Court Rules Call Records Inadmissible as Hearsay
- Maryland Court Upholds Marital Agreement Dividing Pension Benefits
- Maryland Court Rules Evidence Sufficient to Support “Possession” of Contraband Drug Convictions
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June
- Same Sex Marriage and Divorce Making News Around the Country
- Maryland Court Finds Evidence Sufficient To Support Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Convictions
- Maryland Court Reviews Juvenile Court Custody-Related Order
- Maryland’s Highest Court Reviews Legality of Criminal Sentence Below a Binding Plea Agreement
- May
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April
- New York Court Rules Wife May Serve Husband with Divorce Summons Via Facebook, Offers Interesting Commentary on Intersection of
- Maryland’s Highest Court Decides Felony Murder Sentencing Issue
- How the “Rule of Lenity” Approaches Maryland Cases Involving Multiple Charges of Criminal Conduct
- Maryland Court Upholds Decision Not to Merge Criminal Sentences
- March
- February
- January
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December
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2014
- December
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November
- Maryland Court Upholds Award of “Indefinite Alimony” to Wife
- Maryland Court Upholds Award of “Indefinite Alimony” to Wife
- Case Summary: Conditions removed on green card despite short marriage
- Maryland Court Upholds Criminal Conviction for Theft and Embezzlement from Joint Bank Account
- Maryland Court Refused to Reduce Father’s Child Support Payments
- Maryland Court Interprets “Enhanced Sentencing” Statute in Robbery Case
- October
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September
- Maryland Court Denied Husband’s Effort to Terminate Alimony
- Maryland Court Denied Defendant’s Motion to Suppress Evidence
- Maryland Court Denied Husband’s Attempt to Set Aside Marital Settlement Agreements
- Maryland Court Reverses Conviction for Failure to Ask Defense-Witness Question
- Maryland Court Affirms Child Support Award to Father
- August
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July
- Maryland Court Addresses Allocation of Retirement Benefits in Divorce
- Maryland Court Reviews Another Case Concerning the Waiver of a Jury Trial
- Case Summary: Client saves substantial money in attorney’s fees after attorneys successfully negotiate a partial Voluntary Separ
- Case Summary: Client Receives No Jail Time After Traffic Citations Were Successfully Dismissed
- Maryland Court Reviews Statutory Factors in Determining Alimony
- Driver Convicted of Driving on a Suspended License Even Though License Had Expired
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June
- Requirements for Court Announcing Waiver of Jury Trial in Maryland
- Why Establish Paternity in Maryland?
- Maryland Wife Entitled to Recalculation of Pension
- Calculating Child Support in Maryland
- Are You Entitled to a Translator in a Maryland Criminal Proceeding?
- Jurisdiction in Maryland Child Custody Cases
- What is a “Dying Declaration” in Maryland?
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May
- Evaluation of PTSD in Maryland Assault Case
- Failure to Pay Child Support in Maryland
- What Happens to the Family Home During Divorce in Maryland?
- Is There a Right to Trial By Jury in Maryland for Petty Theft?
- Does Phone Sex Count as Cohabitation in Maryland Divorce Cases?
- Questions About Racial Bias During Maryland Voir Dire
- Is There Palimony for Cohabiting Partners in Maryland?
- Jury Waiver Reversed in Maryland Burglary Case
- Armed Carjacking in Maryland
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April
- Difficult Divorce and Child Custody Case in Maryland
- Unconscionable Disparity Between Spouse’s Incomes in Maryland
- Will the Court Stay A Lawsuit Against Your Spouse While Your Divorce Is Pending?
- Can Restitution from A Past Maryland Case Be Applied to Your New Criminal Case?
- What if a Maryland Paternity Test Shows You Aren’t the Father?
- Late Discovery of Impeachment Evidence in Maryland
- Maryland Court of Appeals Reviews Sibling Visitation Case
- Negligent Homicide in Maryland
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March
- Consent to Search for Evidence in Maryland
- Can Alimony Be Awarded Without Divorce?
- Social Media and Maryland Divorce Don’t Mix
- Plea of “Autrefois Acquit” in Maryland
- Case Summary: Client Granted U.S. Citizenship Despite His Criminal Record
- Petition for Contempt in Maryland
- Sixth Amendment Right of Confrontation in Maryland
- “Not Criminally Responsible” and Mental Health in Maryland
- Impact of New Maryland Domestic Violence Bills on Child Custody
- What is a Writ of Actual Innocence in Maryland?
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February
- Reunification Efforts in Maryland Child Custody
- Case Summary: Client Approved For Her Adjustment of Status Application After A Lengthy USCIS Investigation Lasting 15 Months
- Do You Place Your Mental Health At Issue When Seeking Sole Custody?
- Is a Settlement From An Employment Lawsuit Marital Property in Maryland?
- Theft of a House in Maryland
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January
- Corporal Punishment in Maryland Family Law
- Bill of Particulars in Maryland Criminal Cases
- Is “De Facto” Parenthood Recognized in Maryland?
- Mental Competency To Stand Trial in Maryland Criminal Cases
- Untimely Objections in Maryland Family Law
- Probable Cause to Search A Car for Drugs in Maryland
- Personal Injury Settlements in the Context of Child Support Arrearages
- GPS Tracking in Maryland Criminal Cases
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2013
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December
- Courts May Not Blindly Apply Administrative Policies that Prejudice of Maryland Parents’ Due Process Rights
- Division of Pension Benefits in Maryland Divorces
- Immigration Consequences of Maryland Criminal Convictions or Guilty Pleas
- Can the Defense Ask a Maryland Criminal Witness About His Expectation of Leniency for Testifying?
- What Constitutes “Contempt of Court” in Maryland Criminal Court?
- Can Maryland Judges Look at Non-statutory Guidelines To Determine Alimony?
- Modifying Spousal Support After An Ex-Spouse’s Remarriage in Maryland
- The “CSI Effect” in Maryland Criminal Cases
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November
- Dissipation of Marital Funds in Maryland
- Obstruction of a Maryland Police Officer’s Investigation
- Allegations of Abuse in Maryland Child Custody Cases
- Is Self-Defense an Available Defense in a Charge of Affray?
- Neglect in Maryland Family Law Cases
- Issues of Credibility and Prejudicial Evidence in a Maryland Murder Case
- Entering into a Prenuptial Agreement in Maryland
- Reasonable Suspicion for an Investigatory Stop in Maryland
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October
- Maryland Appellate Court Again Considers “King v. State”
- What is the Maryland “Bangs Formula”?
- What is a “Best Interest” Attorney in Maryland?
- What Happens if a Maryland Judge Erroneously Advises a Defendant Waiving His Right to Jury?
- Modifying Third-Party Visitation in Maryland
- The Impact of a Defendant’s Signed Statement in Maryland
- Attacking Prenuptial Agreements in Maryland
- Sale of Counterfeits in Maryland
- Maryland In-Law and Grandparent Visitation Rights
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September
- Virtual Visitation in Maryland
- Reasonable Grounds for Requiring a Blood Test in Maryland DUIs
- Case Summary: Client to be paid rehabilitative alimony even though husband was not presently working
- Case summary: Client approved for his Naturalization after being denied for lack of physical and continuous residence
- May a Maryland Prosecutor Make Misstatements About DNA Evidence At Trial?
- Limited Divorce in Maryland
- Case Summary: Client Who Was Investigated by the Police for a Possible Crime Was Cleared of All Wrong Doing
- Limits to Maryland Police’s Activities In Obtaining a Search Warrant
- When is Indefinite Alimony Appropriate in Maryland?
- A “Stand Your Ground” Law for Maryland?
- Can a Maryland Judge Transfer a Marital Home to One of the Parties?
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August
- Maryland’s De Novo System
- Child Abuse Charges in Maryland
- Handgun Violence in Maryland
- Maryland Appellate Court Invites Attorney General to Explain Policy in Custody Case
- What Effect Can a Maryland Judge’s Instruction to the Jury Have on a Criminal Trial?
- Terminating Parental Rights in Maryland
- Can You Use the Misconduct of Maryland Police Officers to Discredit Their Testimony?
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July
- What Is the “Rule of Lenity” in Maryland?
- When is annulment permissible in Maryland?
- When May a Child Custody Arrangement Be Modified in Maryland?
- When May a Maryland Court Vacate a Guilty Plea?
- Case Summary: Client’s Wife successfully located and served in Bangkok, Thailand
- Case Summary: Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance Charge Dismissed Due to the Evidence Collected by Our Criminal Defe
- When Can A Maryland Man Ask the Court for Genetic Paternity Testing?
- Waiving Your Right to Jury Trial in Maryland
- Maryland Couple’s Dispute Over Transfer of House
- How Does Maryland Handle Foreign Custody Disputes?
- Case summary: Client approved for her ten year green card after enduring a two year long battle with USCIS in court
- Who is Considered an Adult Destitute Child Under Maryland Law?
- How Is Probable Cause Determined in Maryland?
- Supreme Court Upholds Maryland’s Routine DNA Sampling
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June
- Maryland Mother Loses Her Daughters
- When Can A Maryland Parent Stop Paying Child Support?
- The Voluntary Intoxication Instruction in Maryland
- How is Conspiracy Charged in Maryland?
- Case summary: Client approved for a green card on a marriage based petition despite residing in a different state than her spous
- Maryland Appellate Court Finds Abuse of Discretion, But Permits Conviction To Stand
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May
- Maryland Appellate Court Dismisses Important Child Custody Case As Moot
- Maryland Appellate Court Finds A Competent Unanimous Jury Waiver in Stabbing Case
- Maryland Appellate Court Rules Parent Cannot Bargain Away Child Support Without Court Approval
- Maryland Appellate Court Rules Citizenship Question is Proper During Voir Dire
- Maryland Appellate Court Decides Railroad Retirement Benefit Case
- Maryland Appellate Court Rules Assault May Occur Even When Victims Are Not Present
- Case summary: Client’s Application for Naturalization granted despite participating in local, state and federal elections as a L
- Maryland Appeals Court Rules No Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction in a Child Custody Case
- Maryland Appellate Court Rules Against Defendant Who Cut a Police Dog
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April
- Maryland Appellate Court Denies Adult Sibling Visitation
- Maryland Appellate Court Recognizes Congolese Marriage By Proxy
- Case Summary: Prenuptial Agreement Prepared and Client Says “I do” as Planned
- Case Summary: Prostitution Charge Dismissed After Client’s Successful Completion of Diversion Program
- Maryland Court Rules Victim Not Need Be Aware of Sexual Abuse/Exploitation
- Maryland Considers Broad Criminal Law Bills to Protect Minors
- Maryland Court Did Not Rule Improperly in Granting Joint Custody to Fighting Parents
- Maryland Court Finds That Reduced Penalties in Effect at Time of Trial, Rather Than Time of Offense, Should Be Applied to Crimin
- Same-sex marriage in Maryland
- Maryland Court Affirms Constitutionality of Rules Regarding Natural Parent’s Objections
- Maryland Court Rules No Double Jeopardy Attaches At Protective Order Hearing
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March
- Case Summary: Sole Legal Physical Custody Awarded to Dad
- Maryland Senate Approves a Sweeping Gun Control Bill
- Case Summary: DUI Accident, No Jail – PBJ given
- Maryland Criminal Case About DNA Will Be Ruled On By Supreme Court
- Bigamy Can Lead to Misrepresentation Claim in Maryland
- Marijuana Law Is Being Reformed in Maryland
- Maryland Court Recently Ruled on the Attorney-Client Relationship in Family Law
- Maryland Court Rules On Judge’s Interview of a Child During Custody Battle
- Maryland Judges May Condition Probation On No Contact With Domestic Violence Victims Even Against Victims’ Wishes
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