Can a Convicted Felon Get Custody of a Child in Virginia?
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 ...
She Has Their Best Interests at Heart, Too (and Tips for Better Coparenting)
Mantras are not what most people think. Westerners tend to oversimplify rituals and philosophies to suit their own needs; mantras are no exception. A mantra is ...
Custody & Parenting Time with a Newborn Baby
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 ...
What Questions Would a Judge Ask a Child in a Virginia Custody Case?
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 ...
Do I Pay Child Support in Virginia With 50/50 Custody?
Virginia offers separating and divorcing parents several options with child custody. The law reads, “The court shall consider and may award joint legal, joint physical, or ...
Common Parenting Time Schedules in Virginia Shared Custody
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 ...
My Children’s Mother Drinks During Parenting Time … What Can I Do?
Talk about dicey situations. You take your tiny tykes to their mother’s house for parenting time, and you definitely smell alcohol on her breath. Oh, she ...
What Issues in My Virginia Separation Agreement Can Be Revisited?
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 ...
Can a Father Get Custody of a Newborn?
Newborn human babies are evolutionary throwbacks. Helpless, unable to walk or run after birth, and cognitively stunted due to limited brain size (according to Scientific American), ...