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.
Top 5 Golf Lessons, From A Novice’s Point of View
Ever since the age of 5, if not sooner, I was always engaged in indoor exercise-- ballet, swimming, gymnastics, aerobics classes, yoga, running on a treadmill, [...]
Practicing Forgiveness, Particularly During COVID-19
Have you found yourself immensely disappointed by others the past few months? If so, you are definitely not alone-- this pandemic is testing everyone's patience in [...]
5 Tips for Staying Grounded During COVID-19
If you are a planner, someone that is goal driven and likes to have a clear plan of action, and/or like to feel like you are [...]
Key Tips for Setting Boundaries
Our boundaries are always being tested-- at work, by our family and friends, and even our exs. Setting limits can be difficult, particularly when it brings [...]
Tips On How To Exit Gracefully
When someone makes the decision to leave a relationship emotions can run high, particularly if one person feels blind-sided. For some people, this will trigger anxiety [...]
Is It Really Cheaper To Keep Her (Or Him)?
Over the past two decades, there is one common regret that resonates with most of my divorce clients: they should not have delayed in calling it [...]
Tips For Helping Children During High Conflict Court Battles
High conflict divorce or custody battles in court are the worst, particularly for the children involved. Despite the fact that all the research shows the children [...]
Try Suspending Judgments, Particularly During COVID-19
After 11 long weeks, in my little microcosm outside of Washington, DC things are finally beginning to reopen-- in baby steps. This week, court staff was [...]
Tips For Families With Special Needs Children
These days, all families with children are facing a ton of challenges-- looking for online summer camps or alternative daycare options, as well as safe activities [...]
Tips for Helping Children Cope During COVID-19
While sheltering at home, we have all seen the devastation caused around the globe by COVID-19, with over 106,000 deaths since February 2020 in the U.S. [...]
Tips For Protecting Your Credit During COVID-19
The past 10 weeks while staying at home, many of us have used the time to not just try new recipes and embrace Marie Kondo’s tips for [...]
Dating During COVID-19
Dating later in life is always full of challenges for my divorced clients. First, there is the need to get up to speed on the rules of [...]
Key Travel Tips During COVID-19
It might be hard to imagine that we are talking about resuming travel this summer while COVID-19 continues to affect over 200 countries worldwide, but sooner or [...]
Mother’s Day During COVID-19
It is unbelievable to think we are about to complete eight weeks with stay-at-home guidelines in effect, and quite honestly I'm just happy to say my [...]
Are You Tired Of The Apologies?
I love this saying: your partner is like a plank of wood, and saying something mean is like hammering a nail into that plank of wood. [...]
How Quickly Can You Make Lemonade Out Of Lemons?
After dealing with over 1,000 bad break ups professionally (in addition to quite a few of my own) I often feel like Helen, from that 2004 [...]
6 Tips For Couples Separating During COVID-19
Parting ways is never easy, but COVID-19 has definitely made my job as a divorce lawyer a lot more challenging these days, particularly while people shelter in [...]
Financial Tips For Couples Separating During COVID-19
The Maryland courts have been closed for over a month now, and do not plan to reopen before June 5th, except for emergency matters. For couples [...]
Have Your Plans for 2020 Gone Awry?
As we begin Week 5 of shelter in place, after celebrating holidays with our loved ones from a safe social distance, knowing that over 22,000 Americans have [...]
What Financial Resources Are Available To Couples Seeking To Split?
Before this COVID-19 crisis hit, we already knew that the average credit card debt per family was over $5,000 and that about 60% of Americans did [...]
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: 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 760N, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 240-621-0559
Email: rad@reginademeo.com