Virginia has a drug addiction problem. According to The Commonwealth Fund1, our state suffered 17.1 drug-poisoning deaths per 100,000 Virginians in 2017 (the latest year for data). That may not sound like a lot, but it is significantly elevated above the 2013 rate of 10.2 deaths per 100,000. Your family law case — child custody, separation, divorce, spousal support — can be affected ...
For most people, the word "cruelty" is the start of a phrase or search leading to innocent animals. In Virginia, though, cruelty is a fundamental reason to get a divorce. Domestic violence is, by legal definition, a form of such cruelty. It is one of the "fault grounds" for divorce, but it does not accelerate the process. Is Domestic Violence ...
She left the rolled up Rembrandt in the Amtrak station in Newport News, along with the stack of bearer bonds. But what did she do with your grandmother’s heirloom jewelry and your 11 polo ponies? When you need to hire a private investigator (PI) in a family law or divorce issue, is it really as suspenseful and dramatic as it ...
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has a lodge in Virginia Beach, BPOE #2268, that tells you right up front, it “ain’t your Daddy’s lodge.” The Benevolent and Protective Order is a great support group, but not for the kind of protective order you may need if your angry ex-wife is threatening you with bodily harm. Virginia has three ...
Virginia native, former Miss Virginia and 2012 Miss United States, Brittany Nicole Poteet is back in the news1, but not in a way any beauty pageant winner wants. For the third time in six years, she is contending with charges of domestic violence. Whether in her native Virginia or her adopted home in Australia, Poteet seems to have difficulty controlling ...
For most men, dealings with Virginia’s legal system are rare and unusual experiences. Whether struggling through a divorce, seeking spousal support or facing a paternity suit, your time with a family law attorney will be new territory—for you. For your attorney, you may be one of hundreds such cases. For men, using a men’s rights law firm that represents men ...