New Maryland Legislation In Maryland, our General Assembly drafts and passes hundreds of laws each year. In this article I am going to go over some of the new laws in Maryland that will be going into effect in October of this year. Some of these laws…
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How to stop creditors from calling, what is an Automatic Stay? Are you being hounded by phone calls from creditors? Are your wages being garnished? Is your bank account on the verge of being seized? Are you subject to a lawsuit or foreclosure? These…
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Filing for bankruptcy may allow you to wipe away income tax debts depending on how old the tax debt is. Bankruptcy law has specific rules for the age requirement of your income tax debt. It must meet these requirements be in order to be discharged. T…
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On October 1, 2016, Governor Hogan signed Senate Bill 945 into law. This law, known as Noah’s Law, was designed to protect Marylander Residents by keeping drunk drivers off the roads. The law is named in honor of former Montgomery County police…
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If you have been involved in a car accident in Baltimore or Glen Burnie or elsewhere in Maryland, and you were not at fault, you are likely wondering how you will be able to cover your expenses and how you will be compensated as a result of the car a…
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t Ruben Law and the Maryland Bankruptcy Center, we have been helping Clients file Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 Bankruptcy for over 25 years. We help people understand Bankruptcy can be a fresh start and is an affordable, and legal option. This is an arti…
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When you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, you must tell the court what you intend to do with your debts that are secured by personal property. For many Chapter 7 bankruptcy filers, this decision comes up in the context of their car loans. Ordinarily, t…
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One of the most difficult decisions a person might have to make in life is whether or not to file for bankruptcy. Like anything, asking friends or family can often lead to bad or simply false information. Many Americans view bankruptcy as a financial…
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If you have been involved in a car accident in Baltimore or Glen Burnie or elsewhere in Maryland, and you were not at fault, you are likely wondering how you will be able to cover your expenses and how you will be compensated as a result of the car a…
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Every day I receive telephone calls or email inquiries from Maryland residents looking for a solution to one particular problem. They aren’t happy in their marriage and they want the other person to leave. The problem is, for a myriad of reason…
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This article addresses some recent Maryland Law updates that Clients going through custody issues or Clients needing a Custody Lawyer, may want to understand. It is important for those dealing with Family Law to know this latest information regarding…
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The 438th session of the Maryland General Assembly recently passed 889 new bills into law. We thought it might be interesting to share a few new laws in?Divorce,?Family Law, Election Law and even one about sunscreen in schools?(no joke). These new la…
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Children: When people who have children get divorced only one parent can claim the children on his or her tax return. The tax exemption belongs to the custodial parent (the parent the children live with) unless that parent signs a release. A release…
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In Maryland, Maryland we calculate child support based on the Child Support Guidelines. Generally, the parent who the child lives with receives child support and the parent who the child does not live with pays the child support. Child support can ch…
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Desertion occurs when a spouse leaves home without justification or consent from the other spouse. In this case, the fault lies with the spouse who leaves the home. Constructive desertion occurs when a spouse is caused to leave home by the other spou…
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What are grounds for divorce in Maryland? There are two types of grounds for absolute divorces, fault grounds and no fault grounds.
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Absolute divorce permanently ends a marriage. After an absolute divorce you can remarry. Additionally, your property and accounts transition from being jointly held to being held in common. This means that you each own half of the property. Your divo…
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An affirmative defense is a fact or circumstance that defeats or lessens the legal consequences of an action. After you are arrested for a DUI, if you can present one or more of these affirmative defenses in your case, then you may be able to get the…
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In Maryland, all drivers and passengers are required to wear seat belts regardless of where they are seated in the car. Maryland’s new seatbelt law requires that even passengers over 16 in the back seat wear a seatbelt. Maryland’s seatbel…
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Maryland recently enacted a set of laws concerning cell phone use while driving. Every driver on the road is forbidden from talking or texting on a handheld phone while driving. Drivers with full, unrestricted licenses are permitted to use Bluetooth,…
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