Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
one year separation leads to divorce
if you agree to a divorce after the year separation even though you are not truly the party wanting the divorce and would rather wait the two years....could you be hurt if you needed to go to court about alimony/child support in later years...would the court fault you for the one year separation divorce as being a willing participant and thus hurt your case for the future .....thanks
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: one year separation leads to divorce
It's doubtful that the court would hold against you
the fact that you agreed to a one year divorce, but
if there are issues remaining to be worked out, I
would recommend waiting and trying to work them out
before the divorce agreement is finalized. The
court always likes it better if the two parties can
agree between themselves on issues such as alimony,
child support, property settlement, etc. If you have
not already done so, you should at least consult
an attorney briefly to make sure that there are
no rights you are signing away. I give a 1/2 hour initial
consultation at no cost and many others do the same. If
you at least go that far you will be in a much better
position to know what you are getting into.
Lowell
Lowell Wilson
Law Office of Lowell G. Wilson
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