Every community needs helping hands, and Hampton Roads is full of opportunities to make a difference. Whether you’re looking to volunteer as an individual, with a group, or alongside your children, there’s no shortage of causes that need support — from cleaning up Owl Creek to packing meals at the foodbank. Volunteering connects you with your neighbors, improves the place ...
“Stock” has more than a dozen meanings in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, but the second meaning — “the proprietorship element in a corporation usually divided into shares and represented by transferable certificates” — matters most here. Your Virginia divorce can quickly descend into acrimony, recrimination, and vindictiveness. Nothing, however, derails a property settlement agreement like dividing assets that include restricted stock ...
Every man walking into a Virginia custody case feels like a gladiator gearing up for the arena. You’ve got your armor polished, your sword sharpened, and your heart pounding. But even the strongest warrior can fall—not from lack of strength, but from a few well-placed blunders. Custody disputes are emotional, exhausting, and often unpredictable. Virginia family courts take their “best ...
Having a bad day? Here’s an “At least I’m not that guy” moment: Richard DeLisi served more than 31 years of a 90-year sentence for nonviolent cannabis convictions. Virginia’s marijuana laws are evolving quickly. How can they affect your Virginia child custody case in a family law matter? Jump to a Section Virginia Marijuana Laws and Child Custody: What You ...
Most of the law lives in Latin, a dead language. The word “narcissism,” though, comes from the Greek word narkissos, which comes from narkē, meaning numbness. That is an apt origin for a trait that makes narcissists and their victims numb to most of the joys of life. Perhaps you married a narcissist, divorced, and now have to coparent with ...
An amphibian leads a double life. That’s literally what the word means: amphi (Greek for “both”) and bios (Greek for “life”). A double life is ideal for frogs, salamanders, toads, and caecilians but is wildly inappropriate for a spouse. How can you shield yourself from the consequences of discovering your spouse leads a double life? And how does your spouse’s ...
Family law cases are often emotionally charged, involving life-changing decisions about divorce, child custody, spousal support, and more. At The Firm For Men, we focus solely on protecting the rights of men and fathers across Hampton Roads, including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, and Newport News. Our mission is simple: to ensure that men receive fair treatment in Virginia’s family ...
Each year, the Virginia General Assembly revisits, revises, and occasionally reinvents the laws that shape family life in the Commonwealth. While some people argue that laws should remain constant, history reminds us that even long-standing rules eventually evolve. If that were not the case, George Washington’s 1776 Order Against Profanity would still be enforceable — a “crime” that remained on ...
Short Answer: No. In Virginia, child support and visitation are two separate legal matters. A parent cannot legally deny court-ordered visitation because the other parent has fallen behind on child support. Jump to a Section The Reality of Unpaid Child Support in Virginia Child Support vs. Visitation: Two Separate Legal Issues What If You're Behind on Child Support? The Harm ...