Lawmakers in Mexico have proposed a new concept in family law; the automatically terminating marriage contract. From the BBC  

That’s right, no serving divorce papers on the other side, no protracted custody litigation in the courthouse, no more lawyers working out the details, really no divorce at all. 

The proposed law makes each new marriage a contract for a set time period selected by the…

Here is the Announcement of New Judges appointed to the Circuit Courts today:

Governor O'Malley picks Seven Circuit Court Judges

The Maryland Judiciary website reports that more than 300 cases have been dismissed in which Sunshine Financial Group has filed suit to collect a debt.  Sunshine has agreed to dismiss the cases without prejudice and has voluntarily also agreed to reduce the interest and attorney fees on another roughly 340 cases.  Here is the link:

Maryland Judiciary reports lawsuits dismissed

The Baltimore Sun reported on September 7, 2011, that Maryland’s Court of Appeals has enacted new rules to protect Maryland debtors- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-court-of-appeals-rules-change-20110907,0,3294034.story .

Reading the new Rules,…

Below is a link to a You Tube video I took today on my Flip Video Camera of Governor O'Malley's speech at the dedication of the Maryland September 11 Memorial Dedication followed by the reading of names of Marylanders who died that tragic day of September 11, 2001.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUSPY0MnPic

The Maryland 911 Memorial is dedicated today, on the tenth anniversary of that tragic event.  Among the 68 Marylanders who lost their lives that day, five are listed as living in Baltimore County.  Included in that list are Robert John Fangman, Linda Rosenbaum and Cortez Ghee.  A biography of each of can be seen at

http://maryland911memorial.org/in-memoriam.

However, I would like to highlight two young professionals who…

My alter Ego--Dr. Dilemma (He's on the Divorce Express Blog which will come to life very shortly)  received this inquiry:

Dear Dr. Dilemma –

My husband and I are separating this week and I’m filing for divorce. We’ve agreed on almost everything – except for the dogs. We bought our prize winning dogs together as puppies and they’re naturally quite attached to each other. My husband says to separate them or let them go back and forth between us on a visitation…

Please be safe in your travels:

Dozens of Roads Remain Flooded; Use Caution Page 1 of 2

http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/releases/0908flooding.html 9/8/2011• Dolfield & Owings Mills (tree partially blocking road)

Precinct 4/Pikesville

• Buckingham&PrinceGeorge • QueenAnnbetweenEssex&VillaNova

Precinct 7/Cockeysville

• Shawan Rd…

I just returned from a trip to Williamsburg, which included a visit to the colonial court. Justice was swift. If you were charged with a felony, you had a jury trial before twelve white men who were property owners in the colony (which extended to the Mississippi River). If you were found guilty, you might be branded on the hand, leaving a painful and permanent reminder of the verdict. More often, you were sent to the gallows within six weeks. No lengthy detentions. No rehabilitation. And if…

I am a member of a list serve for the Maryland Association for Justice.  Two attorneys who work downtown & drove to work today have lamented the state of traffic for the next couple of days.  The email below is from a wonderful attorney by the name of Wendy Shiff who is a partner with Salsbury, Clements, Bekman, Marder & Adkins, L.L.C.  I pass it along for your edification. Based on her email below, if you have Court in Baltimore City, depositions or other meetings, you want to allow…