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
Falling In Love
For those skeptics that wonder if anyone still believes in love at first sight, let me assure you that plenty still do. Unfortunately, as people get older and suffer some disappointments, they start to build up their guard. This is natural, and it is healthy-- to a point. We all need to be able to let our guard down at some point if we are ever going to let others into our lives. For those with trust issues, this may take a bit longer, and no one should be rushed to move at a greater speed than is comfortable-- for a relationship to flourish, you need to patiently move forward at a pace that works for both. In the past six years, I have had to re-learn the dating game rules. At times, it may have seemed like a pointless exercise, but I chalked it up to a "social experiment." Well, that experience has finally come in handy, although not in the way most would have expected for me. Learning to take turns with 20 questions, to set a good pace, to take time to process information, has all come in handy the past few months as I have gotten to know my lost family. The "Elders" as I have affectionately dubbed them are a wealth of information about the [...]
Bittersweet Moments
Have you ever felt both joy and sadness at the same time? It's an odd feeling, and not one that happens often, but when it does I always seem to be painfully aware that it's a life altering moment. My first bittersweet memory was when I went off to boarding school. I was so happy to start this new phase in my life, but sad to leave behind my family and friends in New York. Then, 10 years later I had a similar feeling when I graduated law school, and all of us were finally ending our academic years to embark on our careers. That same year, as I was getting ready to walk down the aisle on my wedding day, I had another "oh my gosh" moment as I realized I was forgoing life as an individual to merge my life with my husband. For years I worried about whether I would ever live up to everyone's expectations as a wife and/or lawyer, but neither one of those worries came close to the awesome responsibility that struck me right after my 31st birthday, when my son was born. That will always be to me the happiest moment of my life, and yet at the same time, I remember being scared-- because I was painfully aware of the fact that [...]
Nature versus Nurture
I have always wondered whether I am an extrovert by nature or if that part of my personality was developed as a way to compensate for the lack of siblings or cousins in my life while I was growing up. Do I like to read because that is my natural inclination or does my thirst for knowledge stem from a deep-seeded longing to find answers to basic questions about my family that went unanswered for years? Would I be the same person I am today if I had grown up knowing my siblings and cousins? I may never find the answers to these questions, but for the first time in my life I am at least able to look for similarities and find patterns in behaviors among the various people that share my same genes. Last night, for the first time, I got to speak to my half-brother, who lives in Europe. Both of us grew up as only children, so you can imagine how weird it is for both of us to now have someone we can call a "brother" or "sister." To add to his shock, he also has to process the fact that I have made him an uncle overnight. Needless to say, it is a lot to take in at once, and it will probably take [...]
Suspending Judgment
As children, we start by seeing the world simply from our own perspective. Over time, we learn to consider other people's feelings and to appreciate that our actions might impact others. Hopefully during this evolution of our thought process we also learn to respect differences of opinion-- everyone is entitled to his/her own view, especially here in America. Somehow, in a global sense, especially in terms of politics, everyone seems to appreciate free will and individual rights. We extoll as an American virtue the belief embodied in our country's founding documents that each person has a right to pursue his/her own happiness. Yet in a very micro level, when I hear people talk about issues with their friends or family, so many are quick to pass judgments on others or seek to impose their views on those in their immediate circle. Why is that? Especially when it comes to marriages, I have learned throughout the years, that there isn't one perfect formula as to what will make a marriage work. According to the book, "A Good Marriage" there are 4 ways people can create a good marriage: 1. a traditional marriage view; 2. love at first sight; 3. the savior role; and 4. best friends. From my observations, there still are some couples that remain happy with the traditional marriage [...]