Regina DeMeo, known affectionately as GenXSmartie, hosts a blog about relationships, and it covers dating, marriage, parenting, modern family dynamics and divorce as seen from the very personal perspective of a divorced divorce lawyer.
Are You Arguing About Money?
Finding love is the hard part, figuring out finances should be easy. If you find yourself arguing about money, sit down and map out your options. It's [...]
Taking the Stand: Time to Retire the ‘R’ Reference?
This football season, why not just refer to our local team as the "DC Football Team" instead of using a name that offends innocent people? Various courts [...]
What Can We All Learn From the Ray Rice Scandal?
My Love & Money column for Wealth Strategies Journal is now live. My first piece is on this timely issue regarding domestic violence. Here is the link [...]
Are You Delivering the Right Message?
Have you found that your message just isn't getting through to someone you love? Well, that happens a lot but luckily there are only 2 possible issues, [...]
What Is The Real Issue?
After 20 years in the legal industry, I have been privy to some of the nastiest fights imaginable, but in family disputes it really boils down to [...]
Are You Caught in a Downward Spiral?
We've all been in situations where you can see that things are starting to go south, and yet you are not really sure what to do to [...]
Top 5 Lessons Sports Teach Kids
It's been over 20 years since I gave up the crazy life that involved training every day and competing in tournaments across the country, but there are [...]
Have You Lost That Loving Feeling?
Disenchantment doesn't usually happen overnight. It is a slow steady decline in satisfaction until one day you realize things either need to shape up or you need [...]
3 Top Reasons to Get Married
People are motivated to marry for different reasons, and if there is one thing I have learned over the years is that there is no point in [...]
Have You Budgeted for Those Extra-ordinary Kid-Related Expenses?
Lots of parents mistakenly assume that once their kids are out of diapers and eligible for public school the child-related expenses will decrease substantially, but here are [...]
Have You Tied Up Those Loose Ends?
Once the final divorce decree gets entered my job is essentially done-- unless later on people need to revisit support issues or modify their time-sharing arrangements with [...]
Have You Taken A Real Vacation Lately?
Europeans have the right attitude taking full advantage of their 20-30 days of paid vacation a year. Meanwhile, here in the U.S. it seems the only paid [...]
Survival Tips for Single Parents
Most of us dream of providing our children with a happy and safe intact family situation. But when that doesn't pan out, we have to move on [...]
5 Simple Steps to Untying the Knot
Untying the knot doesn't have to be messy or expensive. Here are 5 key things I ask my clients to do for themselves to make the divorce [...]
Can You Think of the Greater Good?
Last year, when I interviewed the Executive Director of the National Institute for Relationship Enhancement in Bethesda, I asked him what he thought was the #1 threat [...]
5 Best Post-Divorce Life Lessons Ever
Divorce is an unfortunate setback in life that many of us will have to learn to overcome. In the throws of it, it is so hard to [...]
Top 10 Things That Drive People Crazy
Navigating relationships gracefully is a skill that doesn't seem to come naturally to most, but you know there is a reason they say practice makes perfect, and [...]
Do You Have A Bi-Polar Love?
Have you ever felt like you were on a roller coaster ride while dating someone? Believe me- this happens a lot. I don't know where Lionel Richie [...]
Are You Getting Cold Feet?
Right before any momentous occasion, it is normal to be a bit nervous, but if you find yourself paralyzed with fear as your wedding day approaches, then [...]
Is There a Seven Year Itch?
Do you know why I like numbers so much? Because they tell a story, and numbers don't lie. We actually track a lot of data related to [...]
Let Me Help You!
I am committed to providing stellar legal services at a reasonable price-point. Together with my clients, I strive to develop a legal strategy that works within their budgets tailored to meet their needs regarding a either a prenup or postnup, or separation/divorce cases involving child support, alimony, custody and/or property division. Flat-fee prenups and separation agreements are available upon request.
Office: 7960 Old Georgetown Rd, Suite 3B, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 240-396-4373
Email: rdemeo@markhamlegal.com