Divorce

How Long Does a Divorce Take in Virginia?

Albert Einstein is famously credited with the quotation, “When you sit with a nice girl for two hours you think it’s only a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute you think it’s two hours.”1 A divorce can feel like that, too; sometimes the process skips along and you see a quick end. Other times, ...

By |November 4th, 2016|

Is It Legal for My Wife to Snoop on Me?

Most private investigators will tell you their work is hardly as glamorous as Hollywood makes it out to be. For one thing, there’s no suspenseful soundtrack, and Virginia’s usually too hot for trench coats. You just go about your day, taking pictures of people and standing on public property. You are not squirreled away in a closet or renting adjacent ...

By |October 31st, 2016|

The Hidden Cost of Using a Flat Fee Divorce Attorney

Advertising by Virginia lawyers is tricky stuff. The Virginia Bar Association has very strict rules (and a handy checklist!)1 about what, exactly, its members can and cannot say in their blogs, with advertisements, and on diner menus. First insider’s tip: avoid lawyers who advertise on diner menus. This comes up because most of the lawyers who routinely solicit business by means ...

By |October 28th, 2016|

Parallel Parenting vs. Co-parenting: What’s The Difference?

As parent, doing the best for your children is critical. Perhaps you've recently gone through a divorce, legal separation, or other custody issues. After the legal guidelines are set for child custody and visitation, the focus should automatically turn to the children. Of course, they'll need time to adjust to the new situation ... and as a parent, you'll need ...

By |October 12th, 2016|

Gender Bias in Family Court: 4 Huge Ways Courts are Penalizing Men

There once may have been a day where the United States court system was 100% unbiased, but if those days ever existed, they're lost to the annals of courtroom history books. Long ago, there certainly was a time where women were oppressed in the courts, but with rampant cases against men for abuse, negligence, and carelessness, men have become the oppressed … and ...

By |October 10th, 2016|

Virtual Visitation: What Is It & How Effective Is It?

Divorce can be especially hard for young children, and the absence of a parent from their daily life can have long-lasting consequences. This absence could be detrimental to their social and emotional development, as well as their academic achievement. Many fathers are aware of the impact their divorce will have on their children. In a case where custody arrangements work ...

By |September 20th, 2016|

Is Divorce Season Real? Meet “The Cat of Sadness”

Think of the profile of a cat’s head: the curved side, a pointy ear, a curved top, another ear, and a curved side down. This isn’t just one of our favorite household pets . . . it also happens to be shape of a graph that tracks the rise and fall of divorce filings. This shape has been coined the ...

By |September 15th, 2016|

DIY Divorce: Can I Get a Divorce in Virginia Without a Lawyer?

Divorces, as with any legal proceedings, can be very tricky to navigate. Today's online marketplace offers a plethora of "fly by night" legal websites offering legal advice, legal document drafting, and do-it-yourself law. You can, in fact, get a divorce in Virginia without a lawyer. What a relief! No expensive lawyer fees, thousands of dollars of saved court costs, and a ...

By |August 22nd, 2016|
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