Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 07:11PM 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, June 28, 2015 at 03:35PM 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, June 28, 2015 at 03:28PM 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, August 20, 2014 at 11:29AM We are officially one of the states that has passed this Act, which provides for rules and laws governing collaborative practice.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 11:20AM Great interview wiwth a divorced couple about collaborative divorce on the Today Show. Highly informative!