Chris Roberts, PrincipalI have found that an effective way to face divorce is to visualize your future post-divorce life, then work backwards (so to speak) from that end goal to take the steps necessary to achieve it. This strategy can help you shape the positions you take during the divorce and create a light at the end of the tunnel.
I discuss this concept in detail above.
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Erik Arena, Principal“…[I]t ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” – Rocky Balboa
Since roughly April 2020, the concern I’ve heard most from clients, friends, and colleagues alike – what is the pandemic doing to my child’s academic and social development?
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Heather Collier, PrincipalToo often couples find themselves in a situation where due to age, illness, or accident, one spouse no longer has the ability to make decisions or handle life’s responsibilities – in legal terms, that spouse lacks “capacity” – and there is no plan in place.
What happens then? Can your spouse make decisions for you simply because they are your spouse?
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Casey Florance, PrincipalDivorce attorney Casey Florance discusses steps you can take to better prepare yourself for a consultation with a divorce lawyer.
For more information, contact Casey at 301-657-0162 or cwflorance@lerchearly.com.
Casey Florance, PrincipalGoing through a divorce is an extremely stressful time. There are so many decisions you will need to make, and having the advice and wisdom of a trusted divorce attorney may just be the starting point. Here is a primer on some of the other professionals you may need during your divorce process, depending on the issues you are facing.
Therapist/Counselor.
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Erin Kopelman, PrincipalWho would have imagined years ago that in 2020 you would be able get divorced from your living room sofa? It is as if it were predicted in the movie “Back to the Future,” like video phones or hoverboards (sort of).
However, this change allowing people to get divorced from their own homes is not the result of some creative Hollywood writer, but because the COVID-19 pandemic occurred during a time when the technology was ripe to go virtual.
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Heather Collier, Principal‘Tis the season for many employers open enrollment period for health insurance coverage and other employment-related benefits. Choices abound. But what if you and your spouse are divorcing and you are on their health insurance? The plot thickens.
Erik Arena, PrincipalIn keeping with the time-honored New Year’s tradition of reflecting on the year past and making resolutions for the coming year, I’ve put together a list of my top-five resolutions for divorcing clients for 2021.
2020 was a year unlike few others. The challenges were several. The landscape was ever-changing. But you persisted.
How can you make 2021 a little bit “jollier” for yourself.
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Donna E. Van Scoy, PrincipalDivorce attorney Casey Florance has been admitted to fellowship in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).
One of only 35 Fellows throughout Maryland, Casey is now among those generally recognized by lawyers and judges as preeminent family law practitioners with the highest level of knowledge, skill, and integrity.
For more information, see the AAML website: https://aaml.org/page/WhyAAML.
Casey Florance is a family law and divorce attorney who represents clients in all aspects of family law, including separation, divorce, custody, property, support, post-judgment issues, and domestic violence matters in Maryland.
Chris Roberts, PrincipalEveryone has something to protect in a divorce, and I have yet to meet a client who doesn’t feel relief when the process is over. Many of those clients, however, are surprised when an issue they thought they resolved for good resurfaces later.
In Maryland, the reality is that some issues can never be permanently resolved in an initial divorce proceeding, while others are always resolved in the first case.
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