Annapolis Maryland Family Law Attorney

Green & Weinstein, PC

1 Park Place, Suite 500
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
USA

(410) 280-2696

(410) 280-6670

www.dawngreenlaw.com

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Law Firm Overview

At the Green & Weinstein, PC, we understand that with the ending of marriage, the future needs to be considered as well. Our aim is to protect families and give our clients confidence that their case is being handled with care. Attorney Green handles cases exclusively in the area of Maryland family law limiting the number of cases she accepts to ensure that your case is given the attention it deserves. Prepared to help you with a full range of family law services, you will be provided the personal service you have a right to expect.

Attorney Dawn Green worked hard to understand how different legal outcomes will affect a client’s life. That means taking the extra time to discover what your future will look like, long after the dust has settled on your divorce or other family law matter. She makes sure that all loose ends are tied in all areas of domestic law, including divorce, property distribution, spousal support, child support, custody and visitation. She will provide you with straightforward and practical advice during the highly emotional process of divorce. With her detailed and timely guidance you can be confident in the crucial decisions you make as your case progresses through the family law system.

Most divorces are settled out of court. However, when neither side is able to agree on a fair and equitable plan, it is necessary to fight for your rights in court. Having an experienced family law attorney on your side is essential. Whether you want to work towards a settlement or litigate your dispute, attorney Green will work to protect the rights of you and your family.

Practice Areas

Pre-nuptial Agreement

Practice Areas Description

- Divorce

Going through a divorce is a significant and traumatic change for everyone involved. You owe it to yourself to get comprehensive legal counsel now, so you don't face problems in the future. Attorney Dawn M. Green practices exclusively in Maryland family law. We will listen to your needs to better understand your situation, inform you of your options, and make sure your rights are protected.

- Child Custody

Going through a divorce is a significant and traumatic change in anyone's life. You owe it to yourself to get comprehensive legal counsel now, so you don't face problems in the future. Attorney Dawn M. Green practices exclusively in family law.

- Child Support

When you are getting divorced, you want to make sure that your children are protected. At the Green & Weinstein, PC, we work exclusively with families and their legal problems, so we understand their concerns when establishing support arrangements. We will help you devise a plan that both provides for your family and protects your personal rights.

- Spousal Support and Alimony

At the Green & Weinstein, PC, attorney Green often hears questions from parties of a divorce about whether spousal support, often referred to as alimony, will be a factor in the final divorce settlement. Often, one spouse may need temporary spousal maintenance until the financial ground settles. The other spouse is often worried about being left impoverished from paying support.

- Marriage Property Division

Most divorces are settled out of court, but occasionally neither side is able to agree on a fair and equitable plan, particularly when the parties have significant marital and non-marital property to divide. In these cases, it is necessary to fight for your rights in court, and it helps to have an experienced family law attorney on your side. Whether you want to work towards a settlement or litigate your dispute, attorney Dawn Green will work to protect the rights of you and your family.

- Adultery

The process of divorce is painful enough, but when one of the contributing factors is adultery it can be embarrassing and emotionally draining for both parties. However, since adultery is one of the grounds for fault-based divorce in Maryland, proving adultery can help expedite the process and help determine the terms of a settlement.

- Paternity Law

Paternity law relates to any area of the law in which a man or woman has a legal claim regarding the responsibility for the welfare of a child, based on paternity. Claimants in a paternity suit may include the mother, father, or legal guardians such as grandparents. Paternity suits are filed to help the courts settle legal matters such as:

- Dividing the Marital Home

The marital home is one of the biggest assets acquired during a marriage. What happens to the marital home also often becomes of the biggest issues in negotiating a settlement. Under Maryland family law, there are many different options for the disposition of the marital home in a divorce proceeding. This is why it is important to have a skilled attorney who can explain all the choices thoroughly, and can counsel you as to the best option.

- Voluntary Impoverishment

he law is clear that a non-custodial parent ordered to pay child support is responsible to make payments according to the level of support ordered by the state. Unfortunately, many non-custodial parents think of child support as another word for alimony, forgetting that the money they are paying is to support his or her child, rather than their ex-spouse. Quitting a job or refusing to accept employment can be defined by the courts as voluntary impoverishment. The court has the capacity to impute additional income to the person obliged to pay support. This means that the court can determine what should have been earned during the period of claimed impoverishment and order support payments accordingly.

- Child Relocations, Move-Aways

As our society and economy change, the needs of custodial parents also change. Increasingly the courts are being asked to decide on relocation cases, often called move-aways, in which a custodial parent must move with the child, there are a variety of circumstances that necessitate a move away, including in order for the custodial parent to take advantage of a professional opportunity. This means changing the child's school district, and also often means removing the child from the immediate availability and love of the non-custodial parent, other key family members and friends. Child relocation cases are often among the most wrenching family law matters, as well-meaning parents struggle with guilt, love and personal needs.

- Prenuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements

The Green & Weinstein, PC provides a complete range of services relating to pre-wedding legal planning and the protection or your individual assets. In today's world, second and third marriages are becoming the norm. Also, people are getting married for the first time at a later age. That means that individual parties heading into a marriage have more individual assets to protect, in the event the worst happens. A prenuptial or antenuptial agreement is more than just an insurance policy against divorce, it is the one sure way you have of protecting your financial future for your children by a prior relationship and yourself.

- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Mediation

At the Green & Weinstein, PC, attorney Green hears from people who are considering filing for divorce and are worried because they have heard how expensive and time consuming a divorce can be. Mediation services and other methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can be an option for these clients.

- Child Custody and Child Support Modifications

Family law courts do everything possible to ensure that final custody arrangements and child support obligations are fair and provide a permanent solution. But the courts also understand that things change. If you are involved in a legal matter involving child custody or child support modification, your attorney will need to understand what criteria the courts follow and what leeway they allow in making changes.

- Enforcement of Agreements and Court Orders

If you are having problems with a spouse or ex-spouse who is not adhering to the terms set out in an agreement or court order, it might be time to seek out judicial intervention to make your spouse or ex-spouse comply.