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In Maryland, both parents are legally obligated to support their child(ren), even if they are separated, divorced or have never been married. Simply stated, child support is the Court’s method of ensuring that children receive the care they need from both parents. However, this can be a major source of contention when ...
Alimony, also known as spousal support, is payment from one former spouse to the other to assist the recipient spouse in becoming self-supporting. The Law Offices of Kerri Cohen passionately advocate on behalf of our clients to obtain the best possible outcome in alimony disputes. It is important to have an experienced...
There are two types of custody: Legal Custody and Physical Custody. Legal Custody refers to the privilege of making major decisions in the best interest of the child, particularly concerning education, medical, and religious decisions. Physical Custody refers to the day-to-day actual physical location of where the chil...
CONTESTED DIVORCE In a contested divorce, there is at least one issue over which the parties disagree. The issue could be custody of the children or division of assets, just to name a few. If the disagreement can’t be settled outside of Court, then a Judge will ultimately make a decision and enter a ruling on any conte...
Paternity is the means to legally establish the identity of a child’s father. This is important because it will allow the father’s name to be listed on the child’s birth certificate, give the father the right to seek child custody and visitation, give the child the right to child support from his or her father, and man...
The Collaborative Law Process Each party still has his or her lawyer and the job of that lawyer is to assist the client in settling the contested issues outside of court. The parties each agree that they will provide full, honest, and open disclosure of all information relevant to the proceedings. And, very importantly...
Families look to adopt children for many reasons. An adoption will legally recognize the new parents the same as if he or she is their biological child while ending any legal relationship with his or her birth parents. The new parent will have full legal rights, as well as full legal responsibilities, for the adopted c...
Peace Orders and Protective Orders (also referred to as Restraining Orders) provide protection to qualified persons (Petitioner) by prohibiting an individual (Respondent) from contacting that person in any manner. The type of Order depends on the relationship between the parties. If you are served with a Peace or a Pro...
