What is Considered an Unsafe Environment for a Child in Virginia? By Jason E Swango|September 19th, 2022|Categories: Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Family Law|Tags: abandonment, best interests of the child, Code of Virginia, drug abuse, drug use, food insecurity, injury, neglect, safety, sex offender, threats, Virginia code, Virginia Law| Read More
My Wife and I Don’t Agree on How We Discipline Our Children By Jason E Swango|September 5th, 2022|Categories: Child Abuse, Child Disciplining, Children & Parenting, Family Law|Tags: Code of Virginia, discipline, in loco parentis, punishment, Virginia code, Virginia Law| Read More
My Wife is Abusive. What Can I Do? By Jason E Swango|October 26th, 2020|Categories: Assault and Battery, Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Criminal, Family Law, Protective Orders|Tags: domestic abuse, Emergency Protective Order, EPO, family abuse, PO, PPO, Preliminary Protective Order, protective order, protective orders, sexual assault, Victim Assistance Network| Read More
Leaving an Abusive Marriage with Children By Jason E Swango|March 9th, 2020|Categories: Abuse, Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Domestic Violence, Family Law, Marriage, Parental Rights|Tags: abuse, abusive household, abusive wife, protective order| Read More
What is Considered an Unstable or Unsafe Household? By Jason E Swango|August 17th, 2018|Categories: Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Emergency Orders, Family Law|Tags: Child Protective Services, CPS, Department of Social Services, DSS, food insecurity, food security, U.S. Department of Agriculture, unsafe, unstable, USDA, Virginia Child Protective Services| Read More
Is Malicious Mother Syndrome a Real Thing? By Jason E Swango|July 11th, 2018|Categories: Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Parental Alienation, Parental Rights, Visitation|Tags: alienation, manipulation in parenting, mental disorders, mental health, PAS| Read More
How Does Virginia Law Define Mental Cruelty? By Jason E Swango|July 4th, 2018|Categories: Abuse, Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Divorce, Family Law|Tags: aggression, Code of Virginia, deliberate neglect, emotional abuse, family abuse, mental abuse, mental cruelty, oral abuse, unpredictability, violence, Virginia code| Read More
Hiring a Private Investigator: What You Need to Know By Jason E Swango|June 6th, 2018|Categories: Assault and Battery, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Computer Crimes, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law|Tags: background checks, background investigations, cost, hiring, PI, Private Investigator, surveillance, training, Virginia Law| Read More
Parental Alienation & What You Can Do If You’re Suffering from It By Jason E Swango|April 30th, 2018|Categories: Child Abuse, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood|Tags: abuse, alienation, Code of Virginia, parental alienation, parental alienation syndrome, PAS, Virginia code, Virginia Law, withholding parenting time, withholding visitation| Read More
The Broken GAL System & What We Can Do to Fix It By Jason E Swango|March 28th, 2018|Categories: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Parental Rights, Parenting Plan, Visitation|Tags: CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, GAL, Guardian Ad Litem, standards, Virginia Supreme Court| Read More
