Children & Parenting

Can a Parent Kick Out an 18-Year-Old in High School?

Alexander the Great started conquering countries at 18. Joan of Arc was 17 when she rescued the besieged city of Orleans. Nadia Comenici made Olympic history at 14. Weigh this against Mozart, who composed his first symphony at age 8, and what is so wrong about a Virginia man kicking his 18-year-old kids out of the house? Jump to a ...

By |June 10th, 2024|

Guardian Ad Litem (GAL)

This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section What is a guardian ad litem (GAL)? Guardian ad litem meaning What is the purpose of a guardian ad litem? Children’s rights Adult incapacitated persons’ rights What do guardian ad litems do? How to tell if the guardian ad litem is on your side Who ...

By |March 18th, 2024|

Kids First: Strategies for Avoiding Conflict and Prioritizing Children’s Needs

Virginia’s lawmakers cannot be accused of stuffy consistency. The phrase, “best interests of the child” appears five times in the divorce section of Virginia’s Code. But, the phrase “best interest of the child” appears another three times. Singular, plural; it really does not matter. Virginia goes to great lengths to prioritize children’s needs in a Virginia separation and divorce. Jump ...

By |March 4th, 2024|

How Can a Father Build a Strong Case for Full Custody?

Jacob Lieberman is your typical Virginia father. Of course he took his son on a two-day road trip to Canada to grab 40 bags of Lay’s Ketchup Chips. If you’re a Dad, that’s just what you do. So how do you as a Virginia Dad make sure, after divorce, you can gain custody of your kids? Jump to a Section ...

By |January 29th, 2024|

Balancing Co-parenting Responsibilities with New Romantic Relationships

Virginia’s parents want to know about authoritative parenting. The state was among 30 whose parents searched “authoritative parenting” more than any other parenting style, says Google. Authoritative parenting sets limits on kids. After Virginia divorce, those limits can include boundaries around your romantic relationships. Jump to a Section Authoritative Parenting Authoritative Co-Parenting Post-divorce Romance Discussing with Your New Partner Kids, ...

By |January 2nd, 2024|

Virginia Divorce & Maintaining The Status Quo

Three public institutions of higher learning offer degrees in Latin. Understanding Latin could come in handy if you want to be an attorney, since words like status quo are everywhere in legal texts. The status quo in Virginia law means “the existing state of affairs.” What could that have to do with Virginia divorce? The answer is another Latin term: ...

By |December 18th, 2023|

Common Pitfalls for Men During Divorce Proceedings

A pitfall trap, says the Virginia Cooperative Extension, is ideal for collecting arthropods, if collecting arthropods is your jam. A pitfall is a pit — or in this case a 32-ounce plastic cup — that prey falls into. In Ye Olden Dayes people really did use snares and traps to catch dinner. Today, Virginia men need to beware metaphorical pitfalls ...

By |December 4th, 2023|

Marital Separation in Virginia

This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section Separation Definition How to Separate Legally The Code of Virginia & Separation How to Prove Separation Divorce from Bed & Board Separation Agreements What to Include in a Separation Agreement When to Contact a Divorce Attorney Separation Definition Separation in Virginia means to live “separate ...

By |November 27th, 2023|

My Ex Can’t Handle the Kids … Can She Send Them to Me?

Virginia Woman Leaves Toddler in Car; a headline like that can make a divorced father sick to his stomach. Worse, the woman is alleged to have left her two-year-old kid in the car so she could hang out in a bar. If you were the child’s father, how would you deal with that? Would you move heaven and earth to ...

By |November 6th, 2023|
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