Running away from home in Virginia is two things: a rite of passage for children and a perfectly legal act. As the City of Virginia Beach explains on their Runaway Children web page, the police do not investigate a runaway teen as a criminal. That may be small comfort when your teenager shows up at your doorstep when you are ...
Virginia’s divorce proceedings unfold in Circuit Courts. When settling issues of child custody, parenting time schedules, and child support, the Commonwealth’s network of Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts (JDRDC) oversees matters. Working with your family law attorney, you can successfully navigate the murky waters of legal custody in Virginia. Jump to a Section Two Primary Types of Custody Sole, ...
Sultan Moulay Ismail Ibn Sharif, 17th century ruler of Morocco, holds the record for siring the most children in history, at 867. He was not a man to cross; he had four wives and 500 concubines and killed any man who looked at them. Not much is said about his 525 sons and 342 daughters, but you just know he ...
If you had a BINGO board for our blog articles, the “best interests of the child” would get covered in every game. Today we are talking about clawing back rights related to child custody in Virginia, which means everybody’s favorite phrase—let’s just call it the BIC—will make multiple guest appearances. Jump to a Section Virginia Custody Explained The Best Interests ...
You (or your ex) are a convicted felon. You (or your ex) want custody of your child. What are the chances? Crimes Involving Morals and Decency If you or your ex have been convicted of any of 17 different sex offenses in Virginia, you operate under a different set of rules from the average parent. Virginia Code § 18.2-370.2 specifically ...
The scientific debate has raged among anthropologists for decades: why are human babies born helpless? Pelvic size, maternal metabolism, the size of Junior’s noggin — all have been offered as reasons why those tiny humans cannot walk, feed themselves, or sit upright. No other mammal is born so dependent on its parents. A newborn baby arriving after a divorce adds ...
What’s your favorite color? If you’re like most people, it’s blue. That is not likely to be the kind of question a Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (JDRDC) judge will ask during a child custody hearing. Here’s what she or he will ask. How Common is it for a Judge to Interview a Child for a Custody Case? When ...
As you and your ex settle into life after divorce, you move from emotional clashes to practical concerns. Parenting time schedules for shared custody parents represent the ideal for most families, since each parent has roughly 50 percent custody. The challenges come from maintaining that perfect bifurcation. What Are the Benefits of 50-50 Custody? When you and your ex strive ...
What’s the worst four-letter word? Nope, it’s not that one, that one, or even the c-word. It’s “just,” as in “I just want to make some adjustments to the materials, color scheme, timeline, and budget of my home remodeling project.” Ranking up there, too, are phrases like, “We could just make a few dozen changes to the legally binding agreement ...