Should I Pay Child Support for My Stepchild?
A lot of parents scrimp and save to send their children to college. That’s noble, really. It is, but it isn’t legally required. Legally, you owe ...
Divorce Decree
This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section What is a Divorce Decree? Divorce Laws in Virginia What is ...
The Best Custody Arrangements for ADHD
In 1932 a couple of German doctors called some children’s constant restlessness and inability to focus by a medical term, hyperkinetic disease. That was inevitably followed ...
What Happens at a First Custody Hearing?
Child custody is a fraught, frightening, frustrating part of parting ways with the other parent. Kids are your flesh and blood. You and your children’s mother ...
What Financial Needs are Parents Obligated to Provide for?
It is impossible to get blood out of a stone. So said Vicesimus Knox, whose name sounds like a James Bond villain but who was in ...
PTSD Mental Health Issues & Family Court in Virginia
The earliest examples of trepanning — drilling holes in the human skull to relieve medical and psychological symptoms — are from around 6,000 B.C.E. We don’t ...
Divorce in Virginia with a Child
Ben Seisler wanted to go to law school at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Ben had no money, but he did have sperm that brought ...
Can a Parent Kick Out an 18-Year-Old in High School?
Alexander the Great started conquering countries at 18. Joan of Arc was 17 when she rescued the besieged city of Orleans. Nadia Comenici made Olympic history ...
Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)
This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section What is a guardian ad litem (GAL)? Guardian ad litem meaning ...