Jason E Swango, Author at The Firm for Men

About Jason E Swango

Jason Swango is the founder of The Firm For Men, a Virginia family law firm serving the men of Virginia for nearly 20 years. Hailing from Terre Haute, Indiana, Jason is a resident of Virginia Beach where he and his wife have raised their six children. Jason is an impassioned leader and fierce advocate.

Balancing Co-parenting Responsibilities with New Romantic Relationships

Virginia’s parents want to know about authoritative parenting. The state was among 30 whose parents searched “authoritative parenting” more than any other parenting style, says Google. Authoritative parenting sets limits on kids. After Virginia divorce, those limits can include boundaries around your romantic relationships. Jump to a Section Authoritative Parenting Authoritative Co-Parenting Post-divorce Romance Discussing with Your New Partner Kids, ...

By Jason E Swango|January 2nd, 2024|

How to Catch a Cheating Wife

How can you find out if your significant other is cheating on you? Well, for some folks, you could just look in the tabloids. Virginia Beach’s own Victoria Fuller—of “Bachelor in Paradise” fame—is trying to shoot down accusations of cheating on season eight’s bachelor, Johnny DePhillipo. Victoria’s juicy gossip may be all over Instagram, but what can you do if ...

By Jason E Swango|December 27th, 2023|

Virginia Divorce & Maintaining The Status Quo

Three public institutions of higher learning offer degrees in Latin. Understanding Latin could come in handy if you want to be an attorney, since words like status quo are everywhere in legal texts. The status quo in Virginia law means “the existing state of affairs.” What could that have to do with Virginia divorce? The answer is another Latin term: ...

By Jason E Swango|December 18th, 2023|

Protecting Assets Owned Before Marriage

Whether you have a billion-dollar singing voice like Beyoncé or dreamed up a little company called Amazon, you may have premarital assets you need to protect. You promise to love and honor and all that, but can your spouse promise to keep hands off your assets? In Virginia, you can safeguard your private property with the help of a prenuptial ...

By Jason E Swango|December 11th, 2023|

Common Pitfalls for Men During Divorce Proceedings

A pitfall trap, says the Virginia Cooperative Extension, is ideal for collecting arthropods, if collecting arthropods is your jam. A pitfall is a pit — or in this case a 32-ounce plastic cup — that prey falls into. In Ye Olden Dayes people really did use snares and traps to catch dinner. Today, Virginia men need to beware metaphorical pitfalls ...

By Jason E Swango|December 4th, 2023|

Marital Separation in Virginia

This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section Separation Definition How to Separate Legally The Code of Virginia & Separation How to Prove Separation Divorce from Bed & Board Separation Agreements What to Include in a Separation Agreement When to Contact a Divorce Attorney Separation Definition Separation in Virginia means to live “separate ...

By Jason E Swango|November 27th, 2023|

Divorce During Deployment

Between 1940 and 1944, divorce rates in America rose from 16 per 100 marriages to 27 per 100 marriages, according to Mintz & Kellogg1. World War II created quick marriages, strained relationships, and awkward homecomings. Needless to say, divorce during deployment is still with us, and still a challenge to navigate. Jump to a Section Divorce While Deployed Does Deployment ...

By Jason E Swango|November 20th, 2023|

Divorce in Virginia: Who Gets the House?

Inside Rivers Casino Portsmouth you can hear two very different phrases about houses: “bet the house” and “play against the house.” We do not advise you to bet the house on your next wager, since it means you risk everything. And you should know the house, the casino, always has an edge. Playing against the house puts you behind from ...

By Jason E Swango|November 13th, 2023|

My Ex Can’t Handle the Kids … Can She Send Them to Me?

Virginia Woman Leaves Toddler in Car; a headline like that can make a divorced father sick to his stomach. Worse, the woman is alleged to have left her two-year-old kid in the car so she could hang out in a bar. If you were the child’s father, how would you deal with that? Would you move heaven and earth to ...

By Jason E Swango|November 6th, 2023|

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