On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Aug 6, 2020 | Child Custody
Earlier this year, Maryland passed a law requiring parents involved in custody cases to file a written parenting plan with the court. This agreement will work in tandem with the legal custody order and the child support order to ensure parents work together to meet...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Jun 8, 2020 | Child Custody
The state of Maryland requires that the parties in any case involving the custody of a minor child must submit a parenting plan. If you and your spouse are facing divorce, your parenting plan acts as a guiding document as you raise your children within a new family...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Feb 23, 2020 | Child Custody
From restaurants to family reunions, social media seems to be everywhere these days. In fact, the Pew Research Center estimates that as many as 8 out of 10 Americans regularly use some type of social media. While there is nothing inherently wrong with posting to...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Dec 6, 2019 | Child Custody
Before your divorce, you may wonder how your relationship with your children will turn out. Whether you are the primary caretaker or you and your spouse split the duties may play a role in how much time you get with your kids after the marriage ends. Maryland judges...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Jun 18, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
One of the defining aspects of the modern era is that people are much more mobile than they used to be. It’s no longer uncommon to move several times during a lifetime — even great distances. This can get tricky, however, when you’re a divorced...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | May 29, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
Ideally, the Michigan courts hope that divorcing parents will come to a custody agreement on their own — without a trial. However, that doesn’t always happen. If it looks like you and your spouse or ex-spouse are headed toward a full-blown custody battle,...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Apr 10, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
The General Assembly is considering a major overhaul of Maryland’s child support laws. If the legislation currently pending in a number of bills is successful, it may drastically affect thousands of people who currently depend on child support and thousands more...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Feb 26, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
Are you harboring a lot of anger toward your ex-spouse? While it might be understandable, it’s also something you have to learn to keep in check when you have children together. Here’s why you want to maintain a good relationship with your ex-spouse...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Feb 20, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
Conventional wisdom says that raising children is best left to the young. Unfortunately, that’s not always the way things work out. If you’re a grandparent who has taken on the responsibility of raising your grandchildren for an absent parent, you need to...
On behalf of Law Office of Kevin L. Beard, P.A. | Jan 10, 2019 | Child Custody, Firm News
Years ago, custody arrangements between divorced couples pretty much looked alike from one family to the next. The divorced mom had primary custody (and all the headaches of raising children mostly alone). The divorced dad was relegated to seeing his kids only on a...
