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Divorce in the Time of COVID-19

2021

While the media excitedly predicted a spike in divorce rates due to the pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on the BDBF family law practice has been much more nuanced. For example, clients who are already divorced re-evaluated alimony and child support obligations due to the loss of one or both parents’ incomes. Custody time-sharing...

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CLIENT ALERT – Major Changes to D.C. Laws Regarding Electronic Scooter Liability

2021

Anyone who has spent time in the District of Columbia in recent years knows firsthand how prevalent electronic scooters have become. Zipping through parks, on sidewalks, and even on streets—they are everywhere.  The D.C. City Council has noticed too. In December 2020, the D.C. City Council passed new laws, which provide D.C. e-scooter users additional...

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CLIENT ALERT – Changes to Estate Tax Rules May Be Looming

2021

In his late April address to a joint session of Congress, and in various speeches thereafter, President Biden laid out many of his proposals for tax changes. Of chief concern to our estate planning clients are potential changes to the federal estate tax, as well as other tax changes which could bear upon planning. Many...

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Maryland Courts are Reopening as COVID-19 Restrictions Loosen

2021

As of March 15, 2021, Maryland courts are once again open to the public with restrictions in place to enforce social distancing and other CDC guidelines. Courts are holding live non-jury trials and contested hearings in civil and family matters. Of course, certain matters will still be heard via Zoom.   Maryland Across the State...

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Smaller Weddings, Bigger Pre-Nups

2021

During the COVID-19 crisis, we have seen an increased demand for prenuptial agreements (or “prenups”) across all demographics, but particularly among millennials. On average, Americans are waiting longer to get married. This, in turn, means that people are getting married after having accumulated greater wealth and maturity. As a result, people are finding there is...

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Death, Taxes & the Baltimore Orioles

2021

This season, Baltimore Orioles fans find themselves in an all too familiar spot–looking to the future after yet another disappointing season. After spending so many years as AL East bottom dwellers, with one of the lowest team payrolls in baseball, many Orioles fans are hoping team owner and renowned Baltimore attorney, Peter Angelos, will hang a...

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Client Update – Change to Maryland Child Support Laws

2021

The battle over 128 overnights has ended! Many divorcing parents in Maryland fought to obtain 128 overnights of access to a child per year. Having 128 overnights meant that a parent was deemed to have “shared custody” for child support calculations. Less than 128 overnights meant that the other parent was deemed to have “sole custody”...

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