Family Law

The Progression of Custody Law in Virginia and Across the US

Colonial Williamsburg is a Virginia treasure. It portrays life in colonial America just before America's revolution against England.  A visitor can sit as a juror in the courthouse, stand in the House of Burgesses, or amble through the Governor's Palace. Fortunately for everyone today, visitors to Colonial Williamsburg are not burdened by the laws of 1770 America. Our laws, including child custody ...

By |August 21st, 2019|

Remarriage: Do Second and Third Marriages Fail More or Less Often?

Zsa Zsa Gábor was an overachiever. She married nine times. If you feel like a piker for having only been married and divorced once, stay strong! You could eventually join the ranks of Gábor, Larry King (eight), Richard Pryor (seven) or Zsa Zsa's sister, Eva (five marriages). Do second and third marriages end in divorce more than first marriages? Anecdotal Evidence Says ...

By |August 19th, 2019|

Good, Bad & Ugly: Failed (and Enacted) Family Law Bills in 2018

Last calendar year brought a fresh crop of bills, new ideas, and some actual laws to the books in Virginia. As we have previously for 2017, here we present some of the winners and losers of the past legislative year. Losing Family Law Bills in 2018 We start with losers so we can finish feeling positive. Legal losers are not necessarily ...

By |August 12th, 2019|

How Divorce, Spousal Support, and Child Support Affect VA Benefits

Under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act, and as affirmed by a recent Supreme Court decision, Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits (separate from retirement income) are not subject to divisibility in a divorce. That is only one third of the question, however. Property division is not spousal support. Spousal support is not child support. Divorce & VA Benefits A ...

By |August 7th, 2019|

Virginia Divorce & Property: Mine, Yours and Ours

You think your divorce is messy? Consider a former Virginia Beach City Council member's story. According to InStore Magazine's interview, in the space of a few years, the former council member's businesses (seven jewelry stores), inventory, and home were seized by banks, he went through a difficult divorce, ran for Congress, switched political parties, realized he was gay, and had ...

By |August 5th, 2019|

7 Hampton Roads Programs to Help Dads Be Better Fathers

Speirein is the Greek origin of our word "sperm," and the original word means to sow, or scatter. Some Virginia men feel they need to adhere to that original meaning, spreading their offerings all over the state to Virginia's women from Accomack to Winchester. They are biological fathers, but are they really fathers? What makes a father a better Dad? ...

By |July 31st, 2019|

4 Big Reasons Why No One Really Wins a Custody Battle

Sometimes we see the whole of humanity in a small, sad corner of our lives. Veronica Youngblood1, the Fairfax County woman accused of murdering her own children, was in the midst of a custody battle following a bitter divorce. Nothing glamorous, valiant, or worthy can come of this sad woman's future. We sincerely hope no custody battle results in so tragic ...

By |July 29th, 2019|

6 Great Places to Search for Hidden Assets When Divorcing

The common ferret is a remarkable animal. Ferrets are routinely used to hunt rabbits. Felicia Ferret1 cleaned pipes for Fermi Lab. A busyness of ferrets saved London's Millenium Concert2. Busyness — that's the collective noun. Felicia is one ferret; Felicia and all her ferret friends are a busyness. Ferrets are of little help, though, in ferreting out hidden assets during divorce. ...

By |July 24th, 2019|
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