Just as Truman Capote dismissed Jack Kerouac's creativity by saying, "That's not writing, that's typing," some Virginia men can be dismissed as sperm donors, not fathers. But for the Virginia father who genuinely wants to fight for child custody, the process can be frightening. Much rides on every decision; entire futures are altered with each choice. Here is what to ...
If you are a military man, you live and work at the whim of the military. Just as your children have almost no input into decisions that affect them, you have little input into decisions affecting you. You rise in rank and earn more pay; you are unlikely to say no to those decisions. You are relocated to a distant base; you have to ...
During divorce litigation, you can have a lot of time on your hands. One way to pass the time is to take up the dead language Latin. Pendente lite, for example, is not a brand of Virginia beer. It's Latin for "with the lawsuit pending," and it is a temporary agreement setting down rules about spousal support, child support, child custody, ...
COVID-19 has changed the pace, productivity and pleasures of daily life here in Virginia. As a non-custodial parent, you may be wondering how Governor Northam’s March 12 emergency order affects your rights to parenting time, child visitation, and maintaining a healthy family relationship. Stay at Home In addition to the COVID-19 emergency order, Governor Northam followed up with his Executive ...
Parents worry for their children. This is basic human instinct, and with the pandemic confronting every Virginian, every American, every citizen of earth, we worry even more. How will COVID-19 affect your children? How will your child custody, parenting time and visitation schedules change in this time of crisis? Scales of Justice Superseding the various statutes, laws, and court opinions ...
Much of the time on these pages, we take a bit of a sassy approach to family law matters. With the worldwide pandemic from COVID-19, we are setting aside our usual stand-up routine and standing up for you, Virginia’s men, as you attempt to deal with the Virginia courts. Here is what can and cannot be done in these perilous ...
Hamidou Diallo won the NBA's 2019 Slam Dunk Contest in an event that saw a Wright Brothers plane, some major air and some major attitude. His leap over Shaquille O’Neal brought down the house. When you catch the mother of your kids cheating, you might think your custody case is a slam dunk. Is it? Old World Morality Unfortunately for a Virginia ...
Today's Latin lesson brings us the word “putativus,” which comes from a Latin stem meaning to believe or suspect. From this we get putative, as in Virginia's putative father registry. Lawyers love Latin. Putative means “generally considered or assumed to be.” As in, you are the child's putative father. How Virginia Birth Certificates Work We think of birth certificates as a legal magic wand, casting ...
You politely decline an invitation to have that second helping of banana pudding. That is not, legally, "right of first refusal," but nice try (and probably better for your pants). No, right of first refusal in child custody and parenting plans means the right for the non-custodial parent to be contacted when the custodial parent needs a babysitter, extended child care, and ...