Divorce

Should I Refinance My Home Before or After Divorce?

Financial gurus will tell you: a new car purchase is really three deals (sell the old car; buy the new car; arrange the financing). Car dealers want all that to happen on their lots. Financial advisers tell you to keep the three deals apart. The principle holds true with divvying up marital property during separation and divorce: keep the deals ...

By |August 3rd, 2020|

How to Deal with Anger During Your Divorce

The 4th century BCE Daoist book, Zhuangzi, holds a parable called The Empty Boat. A boater on a swift-flowing river must contend with an empty boat that bangs against his. He deals with it, calmly calculating how to move the empty, drifting boat out of his path. Consider, though, if he would have done the same thing if the other ...

By |July 27th, 2020|

Marriage Counseling 101: How to Prepare and What to Expect

“The thing that attracted me to my husband was his pride. I'll never forget the first time I saw him, standing up on a hill, his hair blowing in the breeze — and he too proud to run and get it.” If the comedy of Jean Carroll, America's first female stand-up comedian, sums up your marriage, you might be ready ...

By |June 29th, 2020|

We’re Swingers but Now She’s Doing it Without My Consent … Is it Adultery?

The phrase, "Put me in, Coach," takes on a whole new meaning when you visit a website like Poly-Coach. Do you need help learning your way around polyamory, swinging, or open marriage? Then Poly-Coach is for you! Many Virginians enjoy the staid predictability of the "one spouse/one sexual partner" rule. Many, however, pursue other passions: open relationships, polyamory, or swinging. What ...

By |June 15th, 2020|

Military Relocation and Your Family Law Matter

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 ...

By |June 1st, 2020|

COVID-19 & Loss of Pay: What If I Can’t Pay My Spousal or Child Support?

The COVID-19 emergency that has gripped Virginia and the world has rippled through every part of our lives. If you pay either spousal support or child support in Virginia and have been affected by COVID-19, you should know about legal remedies that may help. Closed Courts The Virginia Supreme Court’s original judicial emergency order has been extended, keeping most courts ...

By |May 8th, 2020|

Navigating Your Virginia Family Law Matter During COVID-19

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 ...

By |May 5th, 2020|

I Caught Her Cheating. Will I Get Custody of the Kids?

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 ...

By |May 4th, 2020|
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