By: Elliott Andalman, Attorney at Law Filing for Federal Disability Retirement is often a long and confusing process. My experience representing individuals seeking federal disability retirement for federal and postal workers is that most workers underestimate the...
By: Mary Ellen Flynn, Attorney at Law The end of a marriage is an emotional time. From property division to child custody and more, there’s a lot stake. Amid all of the turmoil, it can be easy to fall into traps and have lapses in judgment. There are a number of...
By: Amanda Vann, Esq. 301-563-6685 avann@a-f.net Many parents going through a divorce decide not to litigate child custody and instead work out a parenting plan. It is a difficult process even for those who remain amicable with one another, as there are many things to...
In February 2018, the Maryland legislature unanimously passed the Rape Survivor Family Protection Act (“Act”). The Act was signed into law on an emergency basis during the 2018 legislative session and, consequently, took effect upon the Governor’s signing of the Act....
By: Mary Ellen Flynn, Esq. 301-563-6685 Email: meflynn@a-f.net If you already have an alimony provision in your divorce decree and/or executed Marital Settlement Agreement (also known as Separation and Property Settlement Agreements), then the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs...
Emancipation generally means to free from restraint, control, or the power of another. In the context of family law, emancipation means to free a minor child from parental control. In Maryland, a child reaches the age of majority upon turning eighteen. At that time,...
