Mistakes on Credit Card Bills
Buying on credit, over time, is very popular these days. Yet once in a while, a bill has a mistake on it. What can you do when your credit card bill has a mistake?
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Qualified Medicare Beneficiary Program (QMB)
The Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) program is a state program to help people with lower income pay for out-of-pocket Medicare expenses, such as deductibles, co-payments and premiums
Tips on Hiring a Private Attorney
This article addresses levels of representation, questions you should ask before meeting with a lawyer, interviewing a lawyer, what to look for during the interview, and what to ask about services.
Solving Disputes with Your Neighbors
You can solve many of the problems with your neighbors by following a step-by-step plan. Some of the most common are noise, property boundaries, fences, trees or blighted property.
Frequently Asked Questions about Appeals
Learn about the appeals process and review common questions.
Foreclosure Steps and Timeline
Step by step explanation of the foreclosure process from mortgage default to sale and eviction.
Finding Court Rules
The Maryland Rules are rules that lay out the procedures that must be followed when conducting business with the Maryland State courts.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
TPS provides a temporary safe haven to certain foreign nationals in the United States who are unable to return to their countries of origin for safety reasons.
What To Do When You Have Been Sued in Small Claims Court
If you have just been served with (given a copy of) a Summons and a Complaint to appear in Small Claims Court, you are now the defendant in a lawsuit. Small Claims Court is part of the District Court of Maryland.
Good Standing with SDAT
Most businesses operating in Maryland must file a report by April 15 each year to maintain "good standing" with SDAT, the State Department of Assessment and Taxation. Without "good standing," a business may lose limited liability or other legal protections associated with being a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), limited partnership (LP), limited liability partnership (LLP), or certain types of trusts or farms.
Raising Chickens
May I keep chickens on my property? What are the rules in my city or county?
House Guest or Squatter Refuses to Leave
If you are the tenant or other person with the right to possess a property, you may ask someone to leave. Even if you gave that person permission to enter the property, your guest must leave when you ask. If a guest or squatter refuses to leave, you may ask the court to issue an order to remove them by filing a "wrongful detainer" action in District Court.
Estate Management - 3. Determining What Type of Estate to File: Regular or Small
How to determine whether the estate you need to file is classified as a Small Estate or as a Regular Estate.
Military Divorce: Enforcing State Court Awards under USFSPA
Under certain conditions, a state court may award a portion of one spouse's military retired pay to the other, as part of a divorce order.
Basics of Forming and Maintaining Cooperatives in Maryland
This article provides an introduction to cooperatives, as well as an overview of the considerations involved in creating a cooperative. A cooperative is a business or nonprofit organization owned and operated by the people who either use or provide its services. Cooperatives exist in nearly every sector of the economy and employ millions of people each year.
How to Respond to a Case
Learn the steps to respond to a lawsuit.
How to Find Lost Vital Records
Vital records include birth certificates, death certificates, marriage records, and divorce records. The records are maintained by the state or local government where the event took place. Getting copies of these records can be a lengthy, frustrating, and even costly process. This is especially so if you need to hire someone to find them for you. Here is information about how to do it yourself.
Limited Scope Representation
Limited scope representation is when you and your attorney agree that the attorney will provide some, but not all, of the work involved in your legal matter. You are still responsible for completing all of the tasks that the attorney did not agree to provide. Limited scope representation is also called “unbundling” or “discrete task representation.”
Immigration Court Information
This article provides information on Immigration Court (also called deportation or removal proceedings) and links to helpful resources for more information.
How do I file a petition for expungement?
Expungement is a process that lets you ask the court to remove certain kinds of court and police records from public view. This article provides an overview of the process of filing a petition for expungement.