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Tips for parents considering helping their child buy a home
Some 13 percent of parents with children between the ages of 20 to 38 helped their child buy a home in the last five years, according to a survey.
Recharging the batteries
Sometimes you need to let the battery on your smartphone die in order to recharge your own personal batteries.
Despite signed release, appeals court orders trial in suit against BJ’s
Parents cannot sign away their children’s right to recover for injuries they might sustain in a store’s play area, Maryland’s intermediate appellate court has held.
And so it begins….
Managing the rigors of life and work and personal time may seem impossible, but once everyone gets into a routine, it becomes manageable.
Study: Parents pulling back on college spending
CHICAGO — Families have implemented more cost-saving strategies to cut college spending in the past academic year, choosing less expensive schools and finding more economical ways for students to attend. […]
My summer (kinda) vacation
When did it get to be summer? I, for one, am still in denial. It can’t possibly be later than March or so. But our summer associates have started, the […]
Md. passes measure to address child identity theft
ANNAPOLIS — As more and more children are having their credit ratings damaged by identity theft before they think of borrowing a dime, Maryland lawmakers have approved a first-of-its-kind measure […]
Law blog roundup
Welcome to the first Monday of spring and the roundup. Here are a few news items that do not involve a certain health care law. — Chinese attorneys must make loyalty oath. — […]
Target is spying on you…
And more power to them. I happened upon this New York Times article over the weekend: How Companies Learn Your Secrets. The gist (it’s about 7,000 words, but it’s a […]
Squirmy toddler? There’s an app for that
MIAMI — There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the […]
Audit finds more could be done to collect child support in Md.
ANNAPOLIS — An audit has found a state agency could be doing more to maximize child support payments from noncustodial parents. The audit by the Maryland Department of Legislative Services […]
Parents look for best ways to raise bilingual kids
MIAMI — One-year-old Alice Di Giovanni asks for “banane,” not banana, when she’s in the mood for one. She’ll bid you farewell with a “ciao.” And if she wants more, […]
