In 1912, Robert Falcon Scott led a doomed party of explorers in search of the South Pole, only to find they were second to the spot (behind Roald Amundsen and his hearty Norwegians)1. History is littered with the vacant hulks of second place finishers. Fighting for shared custody may seem like settling for second. But looked at from another perspective, ...
The beloved Dr. Seuss character, Sam-I-Am, spends much of Green Eggs and Ham refusing the food. Then he changes his mind, and discovers he loves the oddly colored treat. Everyone, from furry hat-wearing creatures to men seeking divorce, can change their minds. What if you are wavering, on the fence, doubting if you should file for divorce—can you take it ...
Some fights you can fight for yourself: a disagreement at the grocery store over a coupon. Some fights you fight for your children: the coach who refuses to put your daughter in the game. One fight you have to fight for your children—but not by yourself—is the fight for equal parenting. Here you need a good child custody lawyer in ...
Ideas come in three varieties: good, bad, and whaaa? An example of a good idea is our country’s system of laws (at least for the most part). An example of a bad idea is Joseph Johann von Littrow’s idea1 to signal extraterrestrials by digging canals in the desert, filling the canals with kerosene, and lighting them on fire. He got ...
Latin may be a dead language, but its effects live on. Take the word “camera,” for example. It really just means a chamber, like a room. So an “in camera” interview simply means someone is chatting with—that might be too informal—being grilled by—nope, that sounds too harsh—discussing something with a judge. Oddly enough, in Virginia law1, an in camera interview ...
Adultery is grounds for a fault divorce in Virginia. This is the blunt and legal truth. It is only the first, and possibly least distasteful, of eight grounds for divorce. Cheating in a Virginia marriage is cause enough for the aggrieved party to seek (and usually get) a divorce. Adultery must be proved, and, like discounts and most things legal, ...
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs has an unusual section, the Office of Children’s Issues, that oversees international parental child abduction. Few matters in a man’s life could be more serious than a problem requiring the full weight of the State Department. Your ex-wife can only take your children out of Virginia if she is not in violation ...
Splitting up with your spouse is hardly ever the clean break both parties want it to be. It can get downright dirty if your wife is out to ruin you financially. Credit can be an often overlooked device a spouse can use to ruin their estranged lover. In fact, it’s a tactic that can leave you in a terrible situation. ...
Whitney Houston reminded us that children—your own and any other Virginian’s—are our future. Her message1 may have mostly spoken to eighth grade girls singing to themselves in mirrors, but children really are the future. We want them to not only enjoy their childhoods but grow to be responsible, contributing citizens. To get them through childhood usually takes both parents working ...