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Congratulations!
Congratulations are in order! Josh Bienstock was awarded Section Chair of the Year Award for the Montgomery County Bar Association for his work as Co-Chair of the New Practitioner’s Section. Josh will stay on for one more term as Co-Chair of that Section. By: . Steve Bienstock is the Senior Partner at Bienstock Law, LLC.…
Read MoreDivorce Law Update
Maryland divorce law has changed. If you and your spouse sign a Separation Agreement resolving all issues between you, and you have no minor children, you can file for divorce immediately. (Previously, you would have had to be separated for a year before filing.) Both of you have to appear in Court for the divorce,…
Read MoreState Bar Association’s Young Lawyer’s Summit
Congratulations to Josh Bienstock who recently represented Montgomery County at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Summit in Lancaster, PA from September 29, 2016 to October 1, 2016. By: Steve Bienstock. Steve Bienstock is the Senior Partner at Bienstock Law, LLC. Bienstock Law, LLC is there to handle all of your family’s legal issues.…
Read MoreDe Facto Parents in Maryland
On July 7, 2016, Maryland’s highest court ruled that de facto parents can be given custody and/or visitation of minor children. (Conover v. Conover). A “de facto” parent isn’t a biological or adoptive parent, but one who has formed a strong bond with a child and claims custody or visitation rights based on that bond.…
Read MoreWinter musings 2014-2015
Ed Lowe created kitty litter, a clay-based product that soaks up odors and urine, by accident in 1947 & fueled an explosion in cat ownership. Calling 911 can be just like calling home. A serious accident victim in MD called for help last week and was told to “stop whining”. Really? The crock pot was…
Read MoreThoughts from the end of summer
Since 1970, according to the World Wildlife Fund, we’ve killed half of the world’s nonhuman vertebrate animals by exploitation & pollution. Microsoft’s Windows 10 is coming out in mid-2015. So is Star Wars, Episode 7. Which do you think will be more exciting? Tired of the usual White House tours? Take the Secret Service speed…
Read MoreSummer thoughts, July 2014
40% of households have given up their landline phones. Will you? Your call. There’s now a wristband that lets parents track kids, & listen to what they’re saying. It used the same technology used to monitor criminals released on bond or parole. Hmmm…. Louis Zamperini has died. He was an outstanding athlete and Olympic runner. …
Read MoreRandom Thoughts for the month
Google has made a driverless car prototype. Topping out at 25 mph, you set the destination and press “Go”. Fascinating. Stay tuned. Could revolutionize transportation and transportation laws. Moving to Seattle? The city of Seattle has passed a new law making the minimum wage there $15/hour. Weddings, bar mitzvahs and…..divorces? One of the latest trends…
Read MoreMiscellaneous thoughts for April, 2014
Did the Supreme Court get it right and affirmative action is not needed? Nevada rancher Bundy (“slavery is good”) & LAClipper owner Sterling (“don’t be with blacks!”) show there may still be a need. Texas Tech said NO to spending $1 million, including a quarter of a million dollars in salary for the coach, so…
Read MoreThoughts for March 2014
Former President Jimmy Carter won’t email because he doesn’t want the NSA reading what he writes. Hmmm. Ya think we’ve got a problem, if even a former President has these concerns? Your friends said you were cheating when you made up your own Monopoly rules. Now, Hasbro is vindicating you! They’re letting you vote on…
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