There have been numerous reports that the marriages of military couples are under threat due to the stress of the recent wars and the long and dangerous deployments. Lizette Alvarez writing in the New York Times in 2006 states, “Military deployments have a way of chewing up marriages, turning daily life upside down and making...Read More

Judiciary committee member, Delegate Jill Carter, has been a great friend of Shared Parenting and last year introduced House Bill 925 calling for a presumption of equal physical placement and joint legal custody.  She is reintroducing the bill this year (it will have a different bill number but the language will be substantively the same). ...Read More

Dondi West is a member of The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. For more information on the Collaborative/Mediated Divorce process, please see the video below.Read More

A Maryland military divorce creates several unique issues as compared to a typical civilian divorce, which is why specific state and federal laws and rules will apply. Military Protection From Maryland Divorce Proceedings There are laws set up to protect active duty military members against being held in “default” from failing to respond to a...Read More