I Gave My Ex Full Legal Custody … Can I Restore My Rights? By Jason E Swango|November 28th, 2022|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Parental Rights|Tags: best interests of the child, BIC, change of circumstance, Code of Virginia, joint custody, legal custody, material change, physical custody, sole custody, split custody, Virginia code| Read More
We Raised Her Children Together – Do I Have Any Rights as a Non-Biological Father? By Jason E Swango|August 8th, 2022|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Visitation|Tags: Code of Virginia, in loco parentis, non-biological dad, non-biological father, parenting, Rights, stepfather rights, stepparent rights, Virginia code| Read More
Does an 18-Year-Old Have to Follow a Custody/Visitation Agreement? By Jason E Swango|July 18th, 2022|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Visitation|Tags: Code of Virginia, court orders, parenting time, Virginia code| Read More
Can a Father Get Custody of a Newborn? By Jason E Swango|March 14th, 2022|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Visitation|Tags: babies, baby, custody, joint, legal, newborn, physical, shared, sole, split| Read More
Can My Wife Withhold Medical Information About My Child(ren)? By Jason E Swango|November 1st, 2021|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood|Tags: Code of Virginia, HIPAA, medical care, medical diagnosis, Virginia code| Read More
A Look Back: Parental Rights Before the Tender Years Doctrine By Jason E Swango|April 5th, 2021|Categories: Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Parental Rights|Tags: best interests of the child, history, parental rights, Tender Years, tender years doctrine| Read More
My Ex-Wife is Dating a Felon. How Do I Get Full Custody? By Jason E Swango|January 18th, 2021|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood|Tags: Code of Virginia, dating, felon, felony, relationships, Virginia code| Read More
What are the Chances of a Father Getting Full Custody in Virginia? By Jason E Swango|September 28th, 2020|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights|Tags: bias in family law, Code of Virginia, fathers and custody, fathers getting custody, fathers' rights, statistics, tender years doctrine, Virginia code, Virginia courts, Virginia family law| Read More
The Unforeseen Impact of COVID-19 on Women & Mothers By Jason E Swango|August 17th, 2020|Categories: Abandonment, Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Divorce, Family Law, Father's Rights|Tags: Code of Virginia, Coronavirus, COVID statistics, COVID-19, Virginia code, Virginia courts, Virginia Department of Health, Virginia family law, Virginia Law| Read More
She Didn’t Put Me on the Birth Certificate … Do I Have Any Rights? By Jason E Swango|April 6th, 2020|Categories: Child Custody, Children & Parenting, Family Law, Father's Rights, Fatherhood, Parental Rights, Paternity|Tags: Acknowledgement of Paternity, AOP, Code of Virginia, parental rights, paternal rights, VBFR, Virginia Birth Father Registry, Virginia code| Read More