blink-182's song, Stay Together For The Kids, rose to #7 on the punk charts in its debut year, 2001. The video is searing and disturbing, mirroring the emotional peril kids in divorcing families feel as a wrecking ball destroys their home even as the band sings on. The lyrics speak of a child's helplessness watching parents who, “Rather than fix the ...
We are in the midst of an aural revolution. Many millions have invited electronic eavesdroppers into their homes, calling them Siri, Alexa, or some other name. Do you trust the spoken words from these devices? Do you trust "her" to hold your confidences? At some point, will you claim, "It's my word against Alexa's?" Are we seeing a societal shift from ...
Most locals around Virginia Beach get asked the same question by visitors: "Do you have any insider tips on how to have a good time in Virginia Beach?" We offer the usual ideas: visit Sandbridge for a quiet beach visit; try Catch 31; shop on Atlantic Avenue. Sometimes, though, we get a much more serious question: "Do you have any ...
The recent 35-day federal government partial shutdown rippled through America's fabric in big and little ways. One small way: a Virginia case1 had to be continued because a witness, a federal agent in Nebraska, could not fly to Virginia during the shutdown. Granting a continuance in this case preserved the defendant's rights and safeguarded the integrity of the case. So, ...
Let's say you have a hankering for some Whitner's Barbeque, and you suggest it for lunch to your Virginia Beach office mates. Everybody's eager until that one coworker pipes up with, "I'm a vegetarian. I don't know how you can eat that stuff. Don't you know it's bad for your heart? I hear the cat population all along Lynnhaven Parkway is way ...
Judges rightly have a lot of power in Virginia. We entrust them to know the law, which includes the United States and Virginia constitutions, case law, and the Code of Virginia. We expect them to render fair and impartial verdicts. One of their most solemn duties is to sever the bonds of matrimony for Virginia couples. And, frankly, that takes ...
Gone are the days of dunce caps and willow switches to force kids to behave in school. The same problems underlying outbursts in the 1800s, though, still haunt our children. Difficult home lives, low self-esteem, being bullied; all these problems are everlasting in schools from Virginia to Vladivostok. As a parent, you are not helpless. Here's what you can do to ...
The Virginia Catholic Conference1 says 8.3 percent of Virginians are Catholics. We mention Catholics because the Catholic church has well-known, strong views on divorce. While not a sin, divorce carries extra weight for Catholics. They cannot remarry without having the first marriage annulled by a Catholic diocesan tribunal, according to Franciscan Media, a ministry of the Franciscan Friars. Divorce and ...
Standards of conduct for Virginias Guardians ad litem (GAL) exist; you can find them through Virginia's courts. The problem is not what is written on the paper. The problem, for many Virginia men, is how the actual person, the one fulfilling the valuable role of child advocate, handles the job day to day. Personal bias, what appears to be a predetermined ...