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Postpartum Depression and Divorce: What Virginia Fathers Should Know

Postpartum depression can place significant emotional strain on a marriage, affecting communication, intimacy, parenting responsibilities, and the relationship between spouses. For some couples, these challenges contribute to separation or divorce after having a baby. If you are a Virginia father dealing with postpartum depression in your marriage, understanding the condition and your legal options is important. Postpartum depression is a ...

By Jason E Swango|October 14th, 2026|

Can Ring Cameras Be Used in Virginia Family Court?

It is, perhaps, one of Virginia's more memorable Ring camera stories: an October 2025 viral video appeared to show three masked men attacking an Alexandria home. The frightening incident reportedly turned out to be a family prank. But what if your own Ring camera captures something far more serious? A confrontation with your spouse. An argument during a custody exchange. ...

By Jason E Swango|October 2nd, 2026|

Can You Contest an Uncontested Divorce in Virginia?

A property settlement agreement (PSA) can be the foundation of a relatively painless, uncontested Virginia divorce. But what happens if you sign the PSA and later discover a serious problem? Can an uncontested divorce become contested, and when should you raise the issue? The answer depends heavily on timing. Concerns raised while the PSA is still being drafted are very ...

By Jason E Swango|August 28th, 2026|

Virginia Family Law Changes for 2026: What Men, Fathers, and Breadwinners Need to Know

Virginia family law changed in several significant ways on July 1, 2026, and men facing divorce, custody disputes, support claims, or protective-order litigation should understand what changed before assuming yesterday’s strategy still works today. For Virginia fathers, some of the amendments affect the language courts use for parenting time, access to children’s records, custody evaluations, lawful substance use, grandparent ...

By Jason E Swango|July 21st, 2026|

Virginia’s New Divorce Law (HB 303): What Higher-Earning Spouses Need to Know

Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia changed the way divorce cases begin, not the way they end. While the new law doesn't shorten the waiting period for a final divorce, it does allow spouses to get into court much sooner after separation. For many of our clients, particularly husbands who are the primary earners, that change can have significant financial and ...

By Jason E Swango|July 7th, 2026|

Military Divorce and the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP): Can You Stop Former Spouse Coverage?

Military divorce involves unique benefits and obligations that civilian divorces never encounter. One of the most misunderstood issues is the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP). Many service members assume that divorce automatically ends survivor benefits for a former spouse. Others believe they can simply remove an ex-spouse as a beneficiary after the divorce is finalized. Unfortunately, military retirement benefits do not ...

By Jason E Swango|June 24th, 2026|

False Allegations in Virginia Custody Battles: How to Protect Your Reputation

The fork-tailed drongo is a liar. This bird, says Scientific American, squawks out an alarm when predators are near. But it also squawks out the same alarm when a rival has a tasty morsel, so the rival drops the food and runs away. Then the fork-tailed drongo scoops up the snack for itself. Plenty of other species lie, but we ...

By Jason E Swango|May 21st, 2026|

Your Pendente Lite Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare

During divorce litigation, there can be long stretches of waiting between court dates, negotiations, and filings. One important event that often occurs early in the Virginia divorce process is the pendente lite hearing. In Virginia family law cases, a pendente lite hearing allows the court to issue temporary orders addressing critical issues while the divorce or custody matter is still ...

By Jason E Swango|May 18th, 2026|

Parental Relocation: Moving Out of State with Your Child in Virginia

The Virginia Charter of 1609 designated Virginia as all land between the 34th and 40ths parallels from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans. That’s a huge swath of land. Philadelphia, PA and Boulder, CO both lie on the 40th parallel, with the 34th parallel passing through Columbia, SC and Los Angles, CA. All of that land would have been Virginia and ...

By Jason E Swango|May 7th, 2026|

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