Fanning Law LLC

Fanning Law LLC is a family law practice based in La Plata, Maryland — the county seat of Charles County in Southern Maryland. The firm provides professional divorce and family law representation to clients throughout Charles County and the surrounding Southern Maryland region, offering experienced counsel in all aspects of Maryland's divorce and domestic relations proceedings. Charles County has grown substantially as part of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area's southern suburbs, and Fanning Law LLC serves the diverse families of this community — from longtime Southern Maryland residents to federal government employees and military families from Pax River Naval Air Station. Maryland's military divorce considerations under USFSPA are particularly relevant for Charles County's significant military community. Maryland's divorce framework under the Family Law Article provides for absolute divorce through irreconcilable differences (since 2023), mutual consent, or separation, with equitable distribution of marital property, alimony, child custody, and child support proceedings governed by the Family Law Article. Fanning Law LLC assists clients with all aspects of these proceedings. The firm serves clients throughout Charles County and the Southern Maryland region, including Calvert County, St. Mary's County, and Prince George's County.