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Divorce

Is My Ex-wife Entitled to My VA Disability?

Let’s be clear here; VA can mean either Virginia or Veterans Affairs depending entirely on context. Perhaps you live in the state of VA, or maybe you collect well-deserved benefits from Veterans Affairs, which you casually call “the VA.” All well and good. If, however, you collect disability compensation benefits from Veterans Affairs while living in Virginia, then you’re talking ...

By |October 14th, 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|

Can I Get a Divorce in Virginia if I Don’t Know Where My Wife Is?

Short of signing a prenuptial agreement, virtually no one plans ahead for the possibility of divorce. When you fell in love with your wife, you didn’t ask yourself how long you would continue feeling that way. Yet, it’s a certainty that a significant number of marriages in Virginia will end in divorce. Despite being a state for lovers, Virginia is ...

By |August 26th, 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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