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According to a recent decision by the Supreme Court of Maryland, marital settlement agreements between divorcing spouses are no different than any other contract and won't be considered binding and enforceable unless all the elements generally required for a valid contract are present. In Pattiso... Read more >

Under Maryland law, a de facto parent is someone who is not the biological or adoptive parent, but who has the same legal rights and responsibilities towards a child as the biological or adoptive parent. It is a means by which someone may acquire standing equal to that of a legal parent to seek cust... Read more >

Section 547 of the Bankruptcy Code allows a debtor or trustee, as applicable, to avoid/claw back certain “preferential” transfers made within 90 days of a bankruptcy filing. Most commonly, the transfers that debtors and trustees seek to avoid/claw back are payments of money to a creditor of the ... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has ranked our bankruptcy and creditors rights practice group for the 13th consecutive year. Tydings is one of only nine firms named in Maryland for their superb bankruptcy work. Five attorneys additionally received individual recognitio... Read more >

A recent Law360 article covered Tydings' new Delaware office location in Wilmington. Previously located in Newark, the firm moved in April 2025 to the new downtown space, which is within walking distance of Delaware's Bankruptcy Court. While speaking with Law360, Partners Stephen Gerald and Denni... Read more >

The Maryland General Assembly recently concluded its 2025 legislative session with two amendments to the state's existing leave laws. Gov. Wes Moore has signed both changes into law. Family Medical Leave Insurance Program Revisions (HB0102/CH0363; Effective July 1, 2025). Implementation of the... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce the opening of our new office in Wilmington, Delaware. Relocating within walking distance of the Bankruptcy Court and the Federal District Court, the new location will allow us to better serve clients and co-counsel. Located in the heart of the city at 1225 North Ki... Read more >

Over the past decade or so, non-competition agreements have been the target of increasingly active state and local efforts to limit their scope and application or ban them outright. Given that the validity and enforceability of non-competes have long been considered matters of state law and jurispru... Read more >

Our last post described some of the important considerations in developing a comprehensive estate plan. Crafting a great estate plan, though, is like building a souped-up race car; the car is useless without the right driver. The “driver” for your estate plan is your personal representative (som... Read more >

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) imposes new requirements for certain companies (“Reporting Companies”) to disclose identifying information about the company’s beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) in an effort to combat illicit financial ac... Read more >