Getting divorced at 54 is very different from getting divorced at 34. You have fewer working years left to save money for the future, and your estate plan will need big changes. After a divorce, the money that once paid for one household now has to pay for two. Your retirement savings, the people you...
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A divorce ends your marriage, but it doesn’t update your estate plan for you. Maryland law changes a few things on its own when a marriage ends. Everything else stays the way you and your former spouse set it up. That’s where problems start. An old beneficiary form, a trust that names your ex to...
Somewhere in your home, you probably have a folder with your estate planning documents. They likely still have the same names, the same backup choices, and the same signatures from before your divorce. A divorce doesn’t update those documents for you. Some stop protecting you as soon as your divorce case is filed. Others keep...
When a marriage ends in Maryland, few issues are more important (or complex) than the valuation of marital property. Whether you own a family home in Anne Arundel County, a retirement portfolio built over decades, or a collection of assets that has appreciated significantly during the marriage, the numbers assigned to each item will directly...
When a notice arrives setting the date for someone to walk through your home and weigh whether it fits your child, few visits feel more exposing. The person at your door is usually a best interest attorney (BIA), the role Maryland uses in place of the older guardian ad litem (GAL). Sorting out the Maryland...
If you built something from nothing, the thought of a divorce touching that business probably feels different. The business is the thing you stayed up late for. When divorce becomes a real concern, founders often find themselves asking, “Is my spouse entitled to half my business in a Maryland divorce, or is there a way...
In a Maryland divorce, property is never divided automatically down the middle. The law draws a clear line between marital property and non-marital property, and understanding that distinction matters for anyone who entered the marriage with independent wealth. At Jimeno & Gray, we help clients identify what assets cannot be touched during a Maryland divorce...
Many couples, reaching their 50s, 60s, or even 70s, realize that the marriage that once worked no longer provides the fulfillment, companionship, or security they hoped it would. Yet one question consistently stops many people from taking action: Is a gray divorce worth it? The answer depends on far more than emotions alone. A late-life...