She says she will go to your CO. She says she has the entire Second Fleet on speed dial. She claims she has stories to share at Fort Story. What is she going to tell them? That you are an adulterer. That you hit her. That you neglect your kids. What can you do when she threatens to go to ...
What do Jason Mamoa, Terry Cruz, and Steven Spielberg have in common? They are all fathers in blended families. We need have no worries that their children and stepchildren are financially secure. But can we say the same for the typical Virginia blended family? How does a child from another relationship affect child support in Virginia? The Child’s Best Interests ...
“The thing that attracted me to my husband was his pride. I'll never forget the first time I saw him, standing up on a hill, his hair blowing in the breeze — and he too proud to run and get it.” If the comedy of Jean Carroll, America's first female stand-up comedian, sums up your marriage, you might be ready ...
It has been said that "Free advice is worth the price." Is a free divorce possible? If so, is it worth the money you (don't) pay for it? What Kind of Virginia Divorce Did You Want? Virginia recognizes two levels of divorce: Divorce from bed and board Divorce from the bond of matrimony, or absolute divorce Divorce from bed and board ...
The phrase, "Put me in, Coach," takes on a whole new meaning when you visit a website like Poly-Coach. Do you need help learning your way around polyamory, swinging, or open marriage? Then Poly-Coach is for you! Many Virginians enjoy the staid predictability of the "one spouse/one sexual partner" rule. Many, however, pursue other passions: open relationships, polyamory, or swinging. What ...
Just as Truman Capote dismissed Jack Kerouac's creativity by saying, "That's not writing, that's typing," some Virginia men can be dismissed as sperm donors, not fathers. But for the Virginia father who genuinely wants to fight for child custody, the process can be frightening. Much rides on every decision; entire futures are altered with each choice. Here is what to ...
If you are a military man, you live and work at the whim of the military. Just as your children have almost no input into decisions that affect them, you have little input into decisions affecting you. You rise in rank and earn more pay; you are unlikely to say no to those decisions. You are relocated to a distant base; you have to ...
The State of Franklin1 was a territory carved out of eastern Tennessee 236 years ago. Its founders intended it to be the nation's 14th state. Do we need to point out it does not now exist? Some Dads seem to think they can somehow disappear into non-existent states today, to escape child support payments. The harsh reality? The Child Support Recovery Act ...
During divorce litigation, you can have a lot of time on your hands. One way to pass the time is to take up the dead language Latin. Pendente lite, for example, is not a brand of Virginia beer. It's Latin for "with the lawsuit pending," and it is a temporary agreement setting down rules about spousal support, child support, child custody, ...