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Financial Issues

How are pensions and retirement plans divided during divorce in Maryland?

Contributions made from the working spouse’s wages to the working spouse’s retirement accounts during the marriage would be considered marital property and subject to distribution under Maryland law. There’s a difference between pensions, which are known as defined benefit plans and retirement plans such as 401Ks or Roth IRAs, which are known as defined contribution […]

What do courts do to fairly distribute marital property?

All marital property is considered when dividing property during divorce; any business, professional practice, real estate, and retirement account. If one spouse has more marital property titled in his or her name then the other spouse, the court can grant the spouse with less marital property a monetary award. For example let’s say that the […]