Monthly Archives: May 2025
Can AI answer QDRO questions?
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is great for generating images of cats having tea parties on the surface of mars, but the legal profession is somewhat skeptical of AI’s ability to answer legal questions. To test this in the area of QDROs, we asked a somewhat simple but technical question: is TSP ERISA qualified? TSP or… Read More »

JUST IN! De Facto Parents are Obligated to Financially Support Children
Over the last decade, Maryland Appellate Courts have been establishing and refining third-party standing in child custody cases, including what it means to be a de facto parent in Maryland and who qualifies. In Maryland, a de facto parent is an adult other than the child’s legal parents (whether they are biological or adopted)… Read More »