Can I Refuse Child Custody Mediation?
Virginia’s courts, at all levels, have packed calendars. They encourage disputing parties to avail themselves of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which can mean mediation for ...
Religion & Child Custody: Which Parent Gets to Choose?
Sixteen words. Just sixteen words amended to the U.S. Constitution set out the conditions for religious freedom in America. These are the beginning words of the ...
Does My Child Have to Testify in My Divorce Trial?
“Man was sort of evoluted. From the Old World Monkeys.” So says Howard Blair, child on the witness stand, in the play Inherit the Wind. The ...
What are My Rights as an Unmarried Father?
Unmarried fathers, says the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)1, accounted for 36 percent of first births for fathers in the 2000s. Various Virginia institutions, traditionalists and ...
3 Things a Custody Battle Will Teach You About Life
Scarlett Johansson, aka Black Widow, may be one of the highest-paid actresses and a striking beauty, but she is also a Mom. In filing for divorce ...
How to Determine Paternity without a DNA Test
John Washington, aged 25, sailed on a ship from England to Virginia in 1656, serving as second officer. Though the ship wrecked in the Potomac River, ...
Transgender Divorce: Gender Identity & Family Law in Virginia
Harry Eastlack, through nothing he did, through no fault of his own, was born with a body he would not retain throughout his life. Eastlack donated ...
Evidence 101: What Kind of Evidence is Suitable in Family Law Cases?
The word “quiz” has often been claimed to be a purpose-built word to win a bet. Yet we have evidence from the Online Etymology Dictionary1 that ...
How to Design the Ideal Visitation Schedule
If you have triskaidekaphobia you probably did not relish 2015, nor will you be a big fan of 2026. Triskaidekaphobia, or fear of the number 13, ...