Stewart A. Sutton, Germantown, MD Attorney
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Terminating the rights of a presumptive father in Maryland

by Stewart Sutton | Oct 31, 2017 | Firm News, General Info

I recently represented a man who had a child with his girlfriend, and they were raising the child together.  The problem was that the mother was married to another man at the time the child was born. In Maryland, a husband is the presumptive father, if the child was...

Is Stewart A. Sutton the best divorce and family lawyer in Germantown, Maryland?

by Stewart Sutton | Feb 7, 2017 | Firm News, General Info

I was recently offered the opportunity to purchase this impressive acrylic award for $110 dollars from a company.  I declined the invitation for two reasons. First, the award is a shameless marketing scheme from a business that sells fake honors. Secondly, the use of...

Maryland’s new mutual consent divorce

by Stewart Sutton | Oct 27, 2015 | Firm News, General Info

On October 1, 2015, Maryland’s new mutual consent grounds for divorce went into effect. See Family Law Code section 7-103(a)(8). This new grounds for divorce allows spouses who do not have minor children to obtain an immediate divorce, even if they are still...

Garnishing of Social Security Benefits to Enforce a Child Support or Alimony Judgment in Maryland

by Stewart Sutton | Jul 23, 2015 | Firm News

In a divorce, the parties’ Social Security benefits are not subject to division. But did you know that a person’s Social Security benefits are subject to garnishment to enforce a judgment for child support or an alimony arrears judgment?  See 42 U.S.C. 659...

Phone Sex between Spouses is not Cohabitation in Maryland

by Stewart Sutton | May 1, 2014 | General Info

In Maryland, the most common grounds for divorce is a 1-year separation.  During this 1-year period, the spouses may not cohabitate or have sexual intercourse with each other. Mr. Bergeris was denied a divorce, because he admitted that he and his wife had engaged in...
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