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Domestic Violence Protective Orders in Maryland Divorce

Disputes between divorcing partners can get out of hand; sometimes, the reason for the divorce is to escape an abusive spouse. Either way, in Maryland, those who are being abused by their spouse or another member of their household can obtain a domestic violence protective order from the District Court or the Circuit Court in their county.

For the purpose of obtaining a protective order, domestic abuse is considered to be:

A violent act that causes serious bodily harm;
Threats of harm that cause a person to fear imminent serious bodily harm;
Assault;
Rape or attempted rape, sexual assault;
False imprisonment;
Mental injury to a minor child; or

The civil court system in Maryland offers two options when you are looking for protection from someone who has been harming you – a protective order or a peace order.

Protective orders are issued in cases of domestic violence when your abuser is related to you or lives in your household. The alleged abuser would be:

Your current or former spouse;
A current or former intimate partner for at least 90 days in the past year;
Related to you by blood, adoption or marriage;
Your child or your parent, step-child or step-parent, and you have lived with them for at least 90 days in the past year;
Someone who has been a caretaker for you or you have been a caretaker for them;
Someone with whom you have a child together; and
Someone with whom you have had a sexual relationship within one year of filing the petition.

What will a protective order accomplish for me?

If you are awarded a protective order, the following relief is possible:

The alleged abuser is ordered to cease contact with you completely;
The alleged abuser is ordered to stay away from you, your home, your work, school, your child’s school and possibly your family members’ homes;
The abuser is ordered to leave the home that you shared;
Temporary custody of the children that you have with the abuser can be awarded to you;
Emergency family maintenance to support yourself and your children can be awarded;
Temporary use and possession of jointly owned vehicles can be awarded;
The alleged abuser can be ordered into counseling; and
Temporary possession of a family pet can be awarded.

A peace order gives you legal protection from someone who is not a member of your household. A peace order can be sought if the following acts are being committed against you:

An act that causes serious bodily harm;
An act that places you in fear of imminent serious bodily harm;
Assault;
Rape or sexual offense;
False imprisonment;
Harassment;
Stalking;
Trespass; or
Malicious destruction of property.

A peace order, if awarded, can be in effect for a period of six months. The nature of your relationship with the person who has been abusing you is not an issue with a peace order. The following relief is available if a peace order is awarded:

The alleged abuser is ordered to refrain from committing the acts listed hereinabove against you;
The alleged abuser is ordered to refrain from contacting, attempting to contact or harassing you;
The alleged abuser is ordered not to enter your home;
The alleged abuser is ordered to stay away from your work, school or temporary residence; and
The alleged abuser can be ordered to participate in counseling.

Your Maryland divorce attorney can help you file the paperwork for a protective or peace order so that you and your children can feel safe in your own home. An interim order is awarded if you appear before a commissioner, and a temporary hearing will be scheduled usually within 24-48 hours. A temporary order will be awarded if you first appear before a judge, and if successful, a final hearing will be scheduled for the following week. A final protective order can remain in effect for up to a year, and the order can be made permanent under certain conditions. You can also go to court at some date in the future if you desire to have the protective order lifted. A peace order can remain in effect for up to six months.

Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC is an Annapolis-based family law firm serving clients throughout the state of Maryland. If you are considering a divorce and you need protection from an abusive spouse or family member, we can help. Please contact our firm to reserve a consultation time to discuss your case.

Divorce

What is Dissipation of Marital Assets in Maryland?

Divorce can sometimes be a fractious, conflict-laden ordeal that causes people to do crazy things. In an effort to seek revenge on the other party, people are often willing to make poor choices that can have difficult consequences. The dissipation of assets occurs when one spouse spends a significant amount of marital money for a purpose that does not support the marriage when it is clear that the marriage is coming to an end.

However, when a couple is married, their salaries and other forms of income can be considered marital property. The intention behind dissipation of marital assets is usually to diminish the amount of funds available during the property division process in the divorce.

Some examples of dissipation of assets might include:

One spouse decides to take an expensive vacation and invites all of his or her friends, and then pays the way for those guests – including things like meals, drinks, special excursions and souvenirs; or,
One spouse decides now is the time to take that trip around the world by him or herself, even though that trip costs $50,000.
One spouse starts making big-ticket purchases – cars, vacations furniture – for a “friend.”
One spouse “gives” a considerable sum of the couple’s money to his or her sister or brother.
Money is suddenly missing from accounts, with no explanation as to what happened.

How the courts might react

The court requires both parties to submit financial disclosures as part of the divorce filings. If the court finds that one of the parties has dissipated marital assets, is hiding assets, or had intended to defraud his or her spouse in the taking of the marital funds, that person may end up receiving a smaller share of the assets in the divorce when the amount that was dissipated gets factored in. In a case when a wife accuses her husband of dissipating marital assets, the wife must be able to show how the husband spent the funds for personal gain.

In Maryland, the court uses the equitable distribution model to divide marital assets in divorce. While the court makes every effort to divide the assets fairly between the spouses, it is not always divided equally in half. In cases such as the dissipation of marital assets, the court counts whatever amount was dissipated as if it still existed when they divide the estate. The party who was found to have dissipated funds will lose out in the end.

A knowledgeable Maryland divorce attorney from the family law firm of Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC puts their more than 30 years of combined experience to work on your behalf to make sure that you get the most favorable divorce settlement possible. Contact us to reserve a consultation to discuss your case in our Annapolis office today.

Child Custody, Divorce

Maryland Parenting Plans: the Challenges and Opportunities of Co-Parenting

When a couple who has children divorces, their actions will have a deep and lasting impact on the child. So often, couples get so caught up in the conflict, and the gut-wrenching pain of ending a marriage and dividing households, that they can lose sight of the impact that the divorce is having on their child. The Maryland Parenting Plan is the document that will govern their lives as co-parents, and it will make sure that the interests of the child are paramount amongst all of the peripheral strife that is occurring as the marriage dissolves. Children benefit from structure, order and routines. Taking the time to work with an experienced Maryland child custody attorney will help to make sure that the child’s needs are carefully considered, that the plan is flexible enough to be practical, but is structured enough to honor all parties involved.

Developing a parenting plan

While it might seem tedious and time consuming, a well-considered, carefully developed parenting plan that delineates structure and routines can help smooth out the potentially difficult transition that children whose parents are divorcing must go through. When there is a structured plan in place it makes everyone’s life easier, but the child will most likely reap the greatest benefit.

A parenting plan is completely customized to consider the needs of the child in question and they include such topics as:

Vacation and holiday schedules
Parents’ work schedules
Educational, sports and other extracurricular activities for the child
Transportation
Child care
Travel plans
Emergency plans
Religious education
Health care/ doctor visits

In some situations, parenting plans will include whatever special circumstances apply to a child, for example a child with special needs, physical handicaps, or mental health challenges. The plan should include specific schedules with regard to pick-up and drop off days and times, holiday arrangements, and how the parents will communicate with one another and how the non-custodial parent will communicate with the child.

How much detail should a parenting plan include?

In her groundbreaking book about families and divorce, The Good Divorce, author Connie Ahrons created a typology of post-divorce spousal relationships. The descriptions of these relationship types can be helpful when trying to figure out exactly how much detail might be required for a parenting plan agreement. As a general rule, the more conflict between parties the higher the level of detail will be required in the parenting plan. The five categories of post-divorce relationships between co-parents include:

Perfect Pals. These two have maintained a friendly rapport, they remain connected and might even share holiday or birthday celebrations. Perfect pal relationships would allow a greater amount of flexibility in parenting plan agreements.
Cooperative Colleagues. Although they do not consider each other to be friends, they can still interact and communicate easily. They do not spend family celebrations together, but they have no problem coming to a mutual agreement about holiday and vacation schedules.
Angry Associates. These co-parents interact only when required to and they do not have much communication between them. These co-parents tend to be tense, hostile and even engage in conflict. They often require strict schedules with pick up and drop off in a neutral location.
Fiery Foes. There is a high level of conflict between the co-parents, extended litigation, and an inability to resolve any conflict between them. These co-parents would also require a significant amount of structure in a parenting plan that would likely have to be developed by the court through their legal counsel.
Dissolved Duos. The former spouses have no communication, and the non-custodial spouse may have moved out of the area leaving the custodial parent to raise the child as a single parent.

While developing a parenting plan might be a challenging process, both parents have the opportunity to make sure that their child’s needs are carefully considered and that they do as much as possible to provide structure and stability for the child after the divorce is final.

When you work with one of the experienced Annapolis-based child custody attorneys at Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC, you can feel confident that we will protect your rights and guide you through the divorce process with care. You may contact us today to schedule a consultation at our office.

Divorce, Family Law

How Parental Relocation Can Affect Parenting Plan Agreements

When a couple with children divorce, they usually create two separate households, hopefully close enough to one another that the children will be able to move easily in between the households for visitation, holidays and vacations. However, one parent may need to relocate to an area that would require the children to be transported via a bus, train or even plane ride for visitation with the relocated parent. This can make co-parenting quite challenging, as one parent often ends bearing the brunt of the day-to-day responsibility and care for the child.

If your or your spouse wants to relocate, Maryland law requires that they give the other parent and the court 90 days’ notice of your intention to move, unless your Parenting Plan or Judgment of Divorce provides otherwise. If the parties cannot agree upon a modified visitation schedule amongst themselves to accommodate the parent’s relocation, then the parties can seek the assistance of the court. The court will then consider if the move is in the best interest of the child and will inquire of the relocating parent’s reasoning for relocating. If the move is because the parent has found employment that pays better than their current position, they are moving to a safer neighborhood, one with better schools, or an area closer to the parent’s family, then these circumstances might stand to benefit the child and the court might look more favorably on them. The court cannot keep a parent from moving out of the area regardless of their reasons for doing so; however, they can modify the custody/visitation arrangement so that it will be in the best interest of the child. So, if a parent wants to move across the country just to be closer to their new love interest, the court may not prohibit them from moving, but it may give the other parent primary residential custody of the child if it does not consider the move to be in the best interest of the child.

The challenges of parenting at a distance

Whether a parent moves away from the child, or the child moves away with the other parent, a long-distance parenting relationship can be challenging for both parents and the minor child. You may have to deal with the child feeling abandoned if it is the parent who has moved away, or the child may experience home-sickness and express the desire to move back home with the other parent. It will take a team effort on the part of both parents to help the child adjust to the new arrangement.

Consistent communication between the parent and child is vital to keep each other informed about what is going on in the child’s life and in the parent’s life. Consider using email and text messaging when the child is older and even video chatting so that you can see each other’s faces. Keep bed times and the child’s household rules in mind when it comes to phone calls.
Remain in close communication with your co-parent and make sure that the child is adjusting well.
Make the most of the time you do spend together with your child. Encourage them and do everything you can to remain a part of their daily routine.

Parental relocation issues can be quite complicated because they sometimes involve forcing a parent to choose between being able to be close to their child and accepting an advantageous employment opportunity that is miles away. An experienced Annapolis family law attorney at Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC can help you create a parenting plan agreement with your spouse that allows for creative visitation arrangements that accommodate the best interest of the child and his or her relationship with both parents. If you or your spouse is considering a move, please contact us to learn more about how your custody and visitation schedules may be affected.

Divorce

What to Expect When You are Divorcing

When most people walk down the aisle and say, “I do,” they are incapable of envisioning themselves as anything but blissfully in love with their partner for the rest of their lives. It can come as a bit of a shock when you realize that your marriage is ending – even when you are the person who initiated the dissolution.

At Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC, we have helped a lot of people through the process of getting a divorce in Maryland, and have found over the years that most are unprepared for how it will affect their lives outside of simply not being married anymore. We want our clients to be prepared for these surprises as best they can, so we wanted to talk a bit about the hurdles you might face outside of the legal realm:

You will need a support team. Make sure that you surround yourself with a support network of people who care about you and will listen when you need to vent. Seeking the help of a professional counselor is not a sign of weakness; in fact, he or she can help you adjust to your new life in positive ways.
Some people will choose sides – and they may not be who you think. Some of the people you thought you would be able to rely on will choose your spouse’s side. Others will side with you even though you assumed they would not. Many may choose to remain friends with both of you. Regardless of what happens, be respectful of your ex and focus on being present with the people you are with.
You will feel things you did not expect. When you and your former spouse are finally finished with the divorce process, you may experience feelings of loss or sadness you were not expecting. Be prepared to face a rollercoaster of emotions as you go through the divorce. This is perfectly normal.
You still need to take care of yourself. Getting a good night’s sleep, eating well and engaging in the activities you always loved whenever you can – essentially, maintaining a “normal” routine –will help preserve your sanity while everything around you seems to be in chaos.
Your kids are dealing with the changes, too. If you have children, remember that each one will process the divorce in different ways, and it will impact them far more than you think it will. Do whatever you can to shield them from the conflict, and be available to listen when they need to talk. Encourage them to talk about what they are feeling even if it is not with you. Knowing that what they are feeling is OK and normal and that they will get through it can help them face the tremendous life changes they are going through.
Your future is what you make of it. As you move through the pain, anger, frustration, and insanity of divorce, take some time to focus on planning your future. Focus on making plans for your new life while you close this chapter on your old life. Endeavor to use this experience to learn from the mistakes of your past so that you are not doomed to repeat them again.

We have heard people say that divorce is almost worse than the death of a loved one. When someone dies, you grieve their loss and move on. When a marriage ends, it represents the loss of the hopes and dreams that the two of you shared. Even if the divorce is a welcomed thing for you, it still represents a dramatic life change. Allow yourself the time and the space to grieve. You might not realize it, but you will need it – and you will be better off in the long run for it.

Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC is an Annapolis-based family law firm serving clients throughout the state of Maryland. If you are considering a divorce, you may contact our firm to reserve a consultation time to discuss your case.

Divorce

Getting Through the Holidays When You are Going Through a Divorce

The holiday season seems to be about celebrating family traditions and remembering what you did in years past. When you are going through a divorce, it can be painful to think about previous holidays – but if you have a child to consider, you cannot simply pull the blanket over your head and wait for the season to pass. What can make the holidays difficult to get through is the expectation that it should be a joy-filled time of happiness, celebration and good times. If you are feeling the pain of going through a difficult divorce, or if this will be the first holiday season since your divorce, there are things that you can do proactively to have the kind of experience you want to have, and start creating new memories for you and your children.

Communicate with your former spouse about schedules. Come to an agreement about how you will share the holiday time between the two of you with the children and plan pick-up and drop-off times.
Check in with your children and make sure that they are OK. While children are a lot more resilient than adults sometimes give them credit for, it can be reassuring for them to hear that everything is going to be all right, or that any obstacles they are facing can be overcome. Avoid allowing your own feelings of anxiety, sorrow or anger to filter through in those conversations, and focus on what they need, emotionally or physically.
Coordinate gift buying with your former spouse. Resist the urge to try to make up for all of the turmoil of the divorce by overspending and lavishing them with gifts. Children want time and attention from their parents. Neither of those costs a thing.
Create new holiday traditions. Rather than focusing on how things used to be when the family was together, create new holiday traditions. Get the kids involved and allow them to contribute ideas to make the time you spend together special.
Find a place to volunteer for the holidays. When the children are spending their time with your former spouse, find an opportunity to give back and do some kind of volunteer work in your community. It provides a great way to get your mind off of your personal woes, and you will gain so much through the act of giving of your time to help others have a good holiday season. If you can include the children when they are with you, so much the better.
Schedule in some time for self-care. Hang out with your friends, do some fun, outdoor activities and go out of your way to avoid feeling isolated and alone.
Find a trusted counselor. If you find that you are really having a difficult time coping with the stress of the holiday and the stress of the divorce, be willing to talk to someone about it. Your clergy, a counselor or a trusted confidante will help you process your feelings and feel encouraged that you will get through this in one piece.
Let go of the image of the “perfect” holiday. Remember that the images that you see in the movies and that are described in holiday songs are fabricated. Keeping your expectations realistic will help you get through a challenging time. Besides, your new traditions could eventually become you “prefect” holiday, and you want to leave yourself open to that.

When you decide to take a proactive approach to the holidays it can make a huge difference in how you move through them. Do not let the pain of your divorce completely derail your holiday celebrations. This rough time will pass soon enough. Take the time to enjoy your life now, and help your kids get through this time of transition with some great holiday memories.

The experienced Annapolis family lawyers at Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC have helped countless clients throughout Maryland move successfully through divorce and onto starting their new lives. You can count on our knowledgeable attorneys to offer skilled, competent legal support during a challenging time. Please contact us to reserve a consultation at our Annapolis office location to discuss your case.

Divorce

Getting a Divorce? There’s an App for That: Smartphone Apps to Aid Post-Divorce Communications

One of the biggest challenges that many couples have post-divorce is communication. When you have children together, just because the marriage has ended does not mean that your relationship has ended. It will continue throughout your child’s life, but it will definitely change. If the divorce has been difficult or contentious, then you might have a hard time communicating with your former spouse. Since you still have to talk with them about all child-related issues, there are smart phone applications that will help ease the stress of trying to find a new way to interact with your former spouse.

Divorce log is an iOS and Android shared calendar that helps you keep track of divorce-related expenses, such as spousal and child support and parenting time schedules. It keeps everything in one place, and the information stored in the application can be easily shared with your divorce attorney.
2Houses is an application that makes communicating about your child’s life easier when you are divorced. It features a shared calendar so that both parents can keep track of their kids’ schedules, and it notifies you when a calendar item has been updated.
iSplit Divorce is an iOS application for iPads with a version for clients and a “pro” version for attorneys. This application uses visual computing to help divorcing couples decide how they will split up their assets. It uses the same ten categories that the courts use and it assigns each asset category an icon. The icons can then be dragged and dropped easily and the application re-calculates the asset or debts value in real time.
Our Family Wizard is an application designed to simplify the challenges of co-parenting. It has a shared calendar, messaging, expense tracking and event updates to keep both parties informed of important dates and events.
Divorce Coping Tip of the Day. For those who are going through a divorce and who think it might be uplifting to receive a bit of encouragement and advice, this Android application offers daily bits of wisdom for those who are preparing to leave their spouse, going through divorce, and moving on with their lives.

As convenient as these applications can be, there will still be times when parents will actually have to speak to one another. But when all of the details are in order, and there is a paper trail for payments and event notifications, it can help eliminate the source of a lot of conflict between former spouses.

Working with an experienced Annapolis divorce attorney can help make sure that you understand the divorce process, that your interests are protected and that you have the legal support to handle all of the challenges that come with divorce and learning how to co-parent after the divorce is final. The trusted legal team at Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC is here to advise you and represent your interests in a divorce. You may contact our firm today to arrange a consultation to discuss your case. We are proud to serve clients throughout Maryland.

Divorce

The 12 Month Wait is Over for No-fault Maryland Divorce

Prior to the passage of a new divorce law in Maryland, couples who wish to file for a no-fault divorce had to wait 12 months to do so. Starting in October 2015, couples without minor children who wish to divorce on “mutual consent” grounds may bypass the former 12 month waiting period that had been a requirement. They must come up with a written separation agreement that settles spousal support and the division of marital property.

With the passage of this new law, a couple seeking a divorce on a mutual consent ground would file a complaint for absolute divorce along with a settlement agreement. Both spouses would be required to be present at the hearing.

Now couples who agree to all of the terms of the divorce will be able to save both time and money. If a couple did have any kind of dispute or disagreement about the terms of their separation, they could utilize the normal means available to resolve that dispute.

Other changes to the law

In addition to the reduction in the time parties had to be separated prior to their filing for divorce, the time needed for one of the parties to reside in Maryland, if the grounds for divorce took place outside of the state of Maryland, is also reduced from a year to six months. The new law also removes certain required elements of the grounds of limited divorce. If a married couple is already living apart and one of them decides that they want to divorce, they can do so with a much more simplified process.

These three revisions in the law represent the incremental changes that are taking place in Maryland divorce law.

While the changes in the law make obtaining a divorce by mutual consent much simpler, getting to a place of mutual consent requires the help of an experienced Annapolis divorce lawyer. You want to ensure that your rights are being protected and that you can still get the most favorable settlement possible. With this streamlined process, you can settle your divorce and move on with your life in a far more reasonable time frame.

If you are considering divorce, please contact Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC to reserve a consultation time with a skilled Annapolis divorce attorney. We proudly serve clients throughout the state of Maryland.

Family Law

Have You Included Fido in Your Estate Plan?

If you are an animal lover, you know how much your four-legged – or two legged, or even “no-legged” – friends mean to you. If something were to happen to you, what would happen to your pet? You most likely have an estate plan for yourself and your family that clearly articulates what will happen with your assets. However, if you do not make specific arrangements for your pets, no one will know what your wishes are for how your pet will be cared for after you are gone.

Maryland statutory pet trusts

The state of Maryland enacted a pet trust law in 2009, which provides for the creation of a trust to care for an animal that is alive during the lifetime of the settlor. The trust will terminate when the last animal included in the trust dies. The property of the trust may only be used for the intended purpose of the trust (e.g., taking care of the animal) unless the court determines that the value exceeds the amount required for care.

The amount of the endowment is based on the pet’s standard of care while the owner is alive. So you would just tally up how much you spend on everyday items to care for your pet, including:

Food
Treats
Professional walkers or care takers
Grooming
Boarding
Veterinary care

Through the trust, you can provide detailed instructions on how the caregiver is to care for the animal when you become incapacitated or pass away.

If you do not have the cash on hand to fund a trust that will take care of your pet after you are unable do so, you have the option of purchasing a life insurance policy that names the pet trust as a beneficiary.

Establishing the terms of the pet trust

The first task is to identify the animal that is included in the trust with photographs and a microchip if possible. The trust can include a provision that will cover any other animals acquired later to avoid the need to keep updating the trust.

After you have identified the animals that will be covered in the trust, you must name a caregiver and a trustee. The caregiver will be the one providing the care for the animal and the trustee will oversee the disbursement of the funds and will occasionally check on the health and well-being of the animal. If you do not have anyone that you trust to name as a caregiver, or if do not know anyone who is willing to take on that responsibility, you could consider making arrangements with a no-kill shelter or animal sanctuary that would agree to take care of your pet in exchange for a donation to their organization.

Naming a beneficiary for the remainder of the trust

The remainder beneficiary should always be someone separate from the caregiver and trustee because they will receive any money that is left over in the trust after the animal passes away. Some people opt to name an animal rescue or advocacy group as the remainder beneficiary to avoid any conflict of interest.

If you have a beloved pet and you want to arrange for their needs after you are gone or unable to care for them, the experienced family lawyers of Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC can ensure that you have proper counsel to help you create a pet trust that is customized to your exact needs. Please contact our firm in Annapolis to reserve a consultation.

Divorce, Family Law

The Unintended Effects of the Ashley Madison Hack on Your Divorce

When AshleyMadison.com was first hacked, there were plenty of people out there who paid very little attention; after all, unless you were using the site (or an avid listener to a certain “shock jock” who advertises for them during his show), the chances were good that you had never even heard of that website. But now that the full extent of the hack is public knowledge, all of us are starting to see the fallout.

The truth is, the Ashley Madison hack can have a far more negative impact on a user’s life than simply revealing that he or she may have cheated on a spouse. Whether this new knowledge has led to the decision to divorce, or you were already in the process of dissolving your marriage, you now have some other problems to consider:

Your banking and credit card information is out on the Web for hackers to find. A lot of the controversy surrounding the hack has focused on making uninformed moral judgements about people – but there is a far more sinister element at work. Your personal information and credit card accounts are now open and available to hackers all over the world. You entire identity could be at risk because of it.
Your kids are about to find out. If your children spend any time online at all, chances are they already know that you or your spouse were affected by the hack. Whatever plans you may have had to break the news of your divorce gently to your children are gone. We talked about the effects that humiliation can have on divorcing spouses, but that same humiliation can affect your children (and potentially sway a Maryland family law judge’s decisions regarding custody) as well.
You could lose your job. A number of employers – like the State of Maryland – require employees to sign an ethics clause. The Ashley Madison hack could reveal that you have violated the terms of that clause, which could leave you out of a job. People who have security clearances could find themselves having difficulty with their security unit which will surely look at the Ashley Madison information in evaluating a security clearance. If you have alimony or child support payments to make, you may need to petition for a modification of your divorce decree to avoid falling behind (or going to jail).

What you do with your private life is your own business. Although it is 2015, the lifestyle on the Ashley Madison website is outside the “mainstream” of adultery and the Ashley Madison hack may have put that business out into the world. You could face some long-term repercussions because of it, even if you and your spouse decide not to dissolve your marriage as a result. We want everyone to be aware of the damage the hack could have on their lives, so that you can take the proper steps to protect yourself and your family.

Cynthia H. Clark & Associates, LLC is an Annapolis-based family law firm serving clients throughout the state of Maryland. If you have been affected by the Ashley Madison hack, or if you and your spouse are considering a divorce, please contact our firm to reserve a consultation time at our office.