DC and MD Matrimonial Lawyer Focusing on Custody, Divorce and Prenups
For over 20 years, Regina A. DeMeo has been helping families in MD and DC with custody and divorce issues either through mediation, litigation or advocacy. She is an alumna of Georgetown University and GW University Law School, who is nationally recognized as a top matrimonial attorney. She is frequently quoted in the media for her ideas to promote healthier relationships and featured in the Washington Post, ABA Journal and Bethesda Magazine for her care and commitment to her clients. As a legal commentator, she has appeared on Washington Post Express Facebook Live, ABC tv, Good Morning America, MMCTV, YouTube and Sirius XM, and has been quoted in various magazines, books and journals across the country.
Regina offers appointments in Maryland and DC. Her areas of practice include:
Latest Blog Posts by GenXSmartie
Are You Struggling With Motherhood?
Motherhood is an amazing and transformative experience that inevitably causes you to re-think your priorities, relationships, and definition of success. As part of that process, many of us that graduated college 20 years ago or more, have struggled with balancing our child's needs with our own career objectives. Most of my friends have continued to be high-achievers at work, while some have scaled back, and others simply opted out of the workforce after having a second or third child until their kids were in full-time school. There is no easy choice, but you hopefully pick the one that works best for you and your family. There are a series of articles that recently were printed in the Atlantic about this subject. Here is the link to one: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/12/having-it-all/488636/
What Are You Giving Others This Holiday Season?
There are now just 10 days until Christmas, and if you are a planner like me, then all your cards have been mailed, and the gifts have already been shipped or wrapped and waiting for you to hand-deliver them to loved ones. If instead you are more of a last minute type, well hopefully you will get it together within the next week. But either way, I hope you find some time to do something for someone outside your immediate circle. Plenty of organizations with noble causes desperately need donations-- either of funds, specific items, such as canned foods or toys, or your time. In the DC Area, we have a number of great local causes that need volunteers, some of which were recently featured in Bethesda Magazine's last issue. During the 2 years that I hosted "Making It Last" on MMCTV, I tried to feature at least one non-profit each month that was doing something to help families in our area. One of my favorites was Junior Achievement, which relies on volunteers to teach financial literacy to students in grades 3-12. Earlier this year, through this organization, I taught once a week for 5 weeks at my son's school and loved it. (www.juniorachievement.org) The last four years, there is another organization that I've enjoyed helping: The Storybook Project. Each [...]
Why Do The Holidays Create A Perfect Storm?
As a child, I loved when the holiday season approached-- starting in November, New York City would transform into a spectacular place with all the streets adorned with wreaths, lights, and beautiful bows. Walking along Fifth Avenue with my mom, I was mesmerized by the store displays, which were almost magical, and the tree at Rockefeller Center was truly a sight to behold with all the ice skaters gracefully whizzing around below while the sweet smell of roasted nuts filled the air. These are the memories I cherish from the holidays during my first two decades here on Earth. As an adult, however, things became a bit more complicated, and over the years I've come to realize that I am definitely not alone, as families everywhere grapple with these three key questions: 1. Where will we be for the holidays? 2. Who will we be with? 3. How much will we spend? If you are all on the same page with the answers to these three questions, consider yourself incredibly fortunate. Unfortunately, many are not-- and for some couples, it is the perfect storm that can force them to face some divisive issues, which ultimately may cause them to part ways. If this doesn't make any sense, let me explain. Where to spend the holidays- Some people do not get [...]
Are You Re-Discovering Yourself?
We all make sacrifices when we are in a relationship in the interest of promoting greater harmony with our significant others. Maybe we don't spend as much time with our family or friends, or we give up on certain activities that don't appeal to our partners. Perhaps we let them do certain things for us because they enjoy doing it more, or we take on tasks that we don't necessarily like in order to spare them real grief. It's completely normal to modify certain inclinations we may have in order to preserve peace at home-- but what happens when you no longer have to hold back? When we exit a long-term relationship, we all go through an adjustment period. First there is a need to vent about the good, the bad and the ugly. Use this time to purge whatever will bring back bad memories and grieve the loss of all those opportunities that will now never come to pass. This is all a normal part of the recovery process. But then, if you can, resist the urge to run away from being alone. The key is this: don't equate solitude with loneliness. Try to enjoy some time alone, particularly after a harsh split and actually allow yourself to sit peacefully and hear yourself think. Feel your breath, and [...]