It's easy to run up legal fees in a divorce if you pour gasoline on the fire. We think it's better to quench the fire with water. If you want to be constructive about your divorce, the lawyers at Thyden Gross & Callahan, LLP, have helped many clients over the years successfully resolve their most complex divorce problems. We would like to help you negotiate a fair divorce settlement and move on with your life. We have put together the resources on this site to educate you about divorce law in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, and to answer many of your questions. If you have any questions that are not answered on this site, feel free to contact us. (Of course, if you don't want to be constructive about your divorce, and you have an extra hundred thousand dollars or so you don't need, we can also fight fire with fire.)
In 1978, Robert Swain divorced Nancy Swain because of her adultery. She did not deny it. In fact, she was living in an apartment with another man she intended to marry. What Robert objected to was the order giving Nancy custody of their minor daughter. His position was that exposure to an adulterous relationship inevitably causes [...]
