Maryland Divorce Lawyer Blog

Review Our Co-Parenting Holiday and Vacation Checklist

Monica Scherer — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:42:07 +0000

Whether you’re planning for the holiday season, looking ahead to summer vacation, or checking in with your co-parent, Silverman Thompson’s co-parenting vacation checklist is the perfect place to start.

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Traveling with Your Children as a Co-Parent: A Guide to Passports and Scheduling

Monica Scherer — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:42:07 +0000

With the winter holidays rapidly approaching, it is important to be prepared for traveling with your children, especially if you plan to do so without your child(ren)’s other parent. If you are looking ahead to traveling internationally for spring break or this summer, it is crucial to get a head start on getting your child a passport. Please keep in mind the below can be impacted by the status of your legal custody arrangements with your co-parent. If you have joint legal custody, both parents must agree regardless of age unless the specific provisions with regard to joint legal custody are spelled out differently in your particular case.

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Claiming a Child Under the Big Beautiful Bill

Monica Scherer — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:38:59 +0000

Since the passing of the Big Beautiful Bill, several key changes were made to support families and education savings.*

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Understanding Maryland SB 689: I Am Getting Divorced, How Will I Keep My House?

Nathan Volke — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:07:19 +0000

When getting divorced, one of the most difficult questions for anyone is: How will I keep my house? One should start by determining if one spouse can purchase the interest of the other spouse and remove that spouse from any liability on the house. That second piece often leads to a higher interest rate and higher monthly payment for the spouse keeping the home. And if the rate and/or payment are too high, the home may have to be sold incident to a divorce, which may not be the best thing for the family, spouses, or children.

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Is It Time to Re-Calculate Child Support?

Nathan Volke — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:01:21 +0000

In Maryland, when parents agree (or are ordered) to exchange tax returns to re-evaluate child support, here are a few important things to keep in mind:

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Maryland House Bill 1191 Explained: Effective October 1, 2025

Nathan Volke — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 19:10:56 +0000

Maryland House Bill 1191, effective October 1, 2025, codifies the factors a Maryland family law court must consider in determining legal and physical custody in certain child custody proceedings.

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School Will Be Out Before You Know It: Review Our Summer Vacation Checklist

Monica Scherer — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:01:05 +0000

Before summer break, review the Silverman Thompson family law team’s co-parenting checklist to ensure there are no logistical surprises when school gets out.

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It’s Time to File Your Tax Return: Can You Claim Your Child?

Monica Scherer — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:43:53 +0000

Which parent claims a child for tax purposes is often a disputed issue between parents, both before a custody order is in place and afterward, if it has not been specifically addressed by a written agreement or court order. Here are a few key considerations to discuss with your tax professional.*

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Office of Administrative Hearings Modifies Firm Client’s Finding of Indicated Child Physical Abuse to Ruled Out

Erin D. Brooks and Monica Scherer — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:24:57 +0000

In April 2024, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services (the “Local Department”) notified Silverman Thompson’s client it had found him to be a person responsible for indicated child physical abuse of an infant foster child. Through diligent advocacy, Silverman Thompson helped a very deserving family achieve the justice they rightfully deserved and physical abuse against the child was ruled out.

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Registering an Out-of-State Custody Order in Maryland

Monica Scherer and Erin D. Brooks — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:57:23 +0000

Courts in Maryland will accord full faith and credit to a child custody determination issued by another state, unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court with jurisdiction.

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