Attorney Blogs in Ellicott City, MD

It does not matter whether you have been in love forever or whether you are purchasing a home with another individual so that you can share the expenses and hopefully build some equity, you still should have a written agreement which outlines your rights and liabilities if one party wants to move from the property.  … Read more

There is a framed cartoon in my office which shows two men sitting in a jail cell talking. The caption reads, “Those surprise witnesses didn’t surprise me, but they really surprised my lawyer!” When you engage with a divorce lawyer you need to make sure you tell him or her everything that could potentially affect  … Read more

The Court of Special Appeals on June 30, 2015 issued an opinion in Cash & Carry America, Inc. v. Roof Solutions, Inc. that addresses the issue of whether a contractor doing work on a residence is responsible for damage to personal property contained within the house on tort principals if the contractor was negligent. In  … Read more

The Maryland Construction Trust Fund Statute was revised by the Maryland legislature in 1995 which made some very significant changes in Maryland’s Construction Trust Statute. The Maryland Construction Trust Statute was first enacted by the Maryland legislature in 1987. It is found in the Maryland Real Property Article, Sections 9-201 through 9-204 of the Maryland  … Read more

So, you are driving in the state of Maryland and you see a police car on the side of the road with its emergency lights on. The police officer has just pulled someone over for speeding. What do you do? Not sure? Well, unless you want to be the next person pulled over, you should  … Read more

Family law cases that involve child custody, visitation, child support or alimony, use and possession of the family home and the personal property in the home are generally initially heard by a Magistrate. The Magistrate also hears cases involving modification of child custody, visitation, child support or alimony and modifications to use and possession orders.  … Read more

If you are divorced, you may be able to get Social Security benefits on your ex-spouse’s account, even if your ex-spouse has re-married. In order to qualify, the marriage to your ex-spouse must have lasted ten years or longer. You must also be currently un-married and sixty two years of age or older with an  … Read more

When a couple of is planning to divorce, it can become very contentious over “who gets what”, and often the financial consequences of the divorce are the cause of a lot of arguments. But, if there are children in the marriage, that can increase the “contention level” significantly. “I always ask my client right at  … Read more

The Courts can provide that a parent with custody of a minor child or children can have use and possession of the family home for up to three years from the date of divorce. Even before a couple is divorced, the Court can order that one of the parties remain in the marital home with  … Read more

Over the years I have handled countless cases where people sign contracts that they should have had reviewed by a lawyer and did not do so with disastrous consequences. Whether you are signing an employment agreement, a contract for the sale or purchase of real estate, a contract for the purchase of equipment, a construction  … Read more