Two qualifiers need to be addressed right away: “history” means a very long time, since humans have been, well, human for some 200,000 years. “Worst” is not a synonym for “expensive.” Now then, let us put on our boots and plunge into the muck that is the pool of most uncomfortable divorces in history. 5. *Cricket Cricket* Worst divorces often ...
Visitation time will feel awkward for a while after your divorce. Your children — the same little folks you diapered, fed, bathed and played with — are now visiting with you. Gone are the idle moments of just lying on a hammock with one of them napping on you. Gone are the fun moments of washing the family car together, ...
Suppose your child is ill. You take her down to your local veterinarian, of course, because a doctor’s a doctor, right? Absolutely not, you take her to your pediatrician and listen gratefully to the professional medical advice meant for a child patient. The same is true of attorneys: do you, as a member of the military, go to the Judge ...
Single Dads have a bad reputation. Not a bad-boy, "Ooh, he’s so fine" kind of bad reputation. More like a T-bird up on cinder blocks, “Eeww” kind of bad reputation. Single dads face all sorts of societal taboos. To be a successful single dad in Virginia these days, make sure you are doing none of these. We have made this ...
In the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera1, 15 adults squeeze into an ocean liner’s cabin. Besides the four Marx Brothers, two chamber maids, a manicurist, ship’s engineer and assistant, a woman with a mop, four waiters and a fellow passenger crowd into a space slightly bigger than a walk-in closet. Watch it. It is instructional for the ...
Going through a custody battle can be extremely stressful, often turning into a knock-down, drag-out fight. In order to fully assess the preparation needed to win your custody battle, we've got just the questionnaire to assist you. As you read through these questions, ask yourself if there can be any areas of improvement that can be made when it comes ...
In Virginia, the only venue willing to entertain Irreconcilable Differences1 might be the Beach Movie Bistro in Virginia Beach. This is because, popular as the little legal phrase is, it has no place in Virginia courtrooms. In this great state, you get divorced for either fault grounds, or no fault grounds. That's right ... you cannot claim “irreconcilable differences.” Let’s ...
You have a panel of experts. Sure, they may not be able to help you with the timing problems on your Gran Torino. They are probably not to be relied upon for workday fashion advice. Yet your children are a panel of experts about divorce. And they’d like a few words with you. Too many times, though, Dads are too ...
Short of your wife’s death, being cheated on is arguably the most difficult thing that could happen to your relationship. You will feel emotions like anger, hopelessness, sadness, confusion, rejection, and embarrassment flooding in and out. The breach of trust can shatter your entire world. As a fault-based ground for divorce in VA, filing for divorce on the ground of ...