Family Law

How are 401k & Pension Accounts Divided in Divorces?

Backyardchickens.com (We know you don’t believe us, but it exists) offers helpful advice on getting your chickens to lay their eggs in their nest boxes, and the secret lies in putting fake eggs where you want the chickens to lay real ones. This is the origin of the term “nest egg,” because once you start the golden egg-laying, it does ...

By |May 23rd, 2018|

Eleventy-Three Things Nobody Tells You about Being a Single Dad

Inspirational author Germany Kent said, “Don't live the same day over and over again and call that a life. Life is about evolving mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.” Single dads in Virginia would do well to consider his advice. Evolve, grow, and embrace the ups and downs of parenting. Being a single dad in Virginia is like riding one of Virginia’s ...

By |May 21st, 2018|

Do I Have to Show for an Out of State Court Hearing?

We were at a kids’ birthday party the other day, and the parents had thoughtfully booked local magician, Rob Westcott1. Rob is not only a great entertainer but also a holder of a JD (law) degree. He has a rabbit, Prince Charming, whose primary job is to emerge at the right time from a top hat. Prince Charming has never once ...

By |May 18th, 2018|

7 Badass Dad Quotes for Raising Badass Daughters

What is the fine line between being a badass dad and being a jerk? You just know it when you see it. Being badass as a dad has nothing to do with breaking laws, bullying others, or being physically powerful. Being a badass dad begins with putting your kids above all else. Here are some great quotes to remember what ...

By |May 16th, 2018|

Can I Get a Divorce While I’m Deployed?

Two aspects of life in Virginia should not be a burden: service in the military and divorce. With both experiences, Virginia men undergo enough stress that no additional problems should tax their minds and hearts. Deployment for military service does not affect your right to file for divorce in Virginia, thanks to federal legal protection. The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ...

By |May 14th, 2018|

20+ Disturbing Facts about Fatherlessness

Perhaps as a way to make ourselves feel better, humans unscientifically invented the notion of “compensation” for deficits. We tell ourselves, for instance, that blind people have more acute hearing, or that hearing-impaired people are excellent lip readers (neither of which is true, says Michigan’s Community Service Commission). Often we drape the same socially comfortable cover over fatherlessness, trying to ...

By |May 11th, 2018|

Can Child Support Be Reduced if My Ex Gets Married or Remarried?

The 2018 Chevy Bolt EV incorporated two revolutionary changes over the 2017 model: a heated steering wheel and no map pocket. For a market sector that prides itself on literally reinventing the wheel every year to sell cars, the Bolt EV throws a monkey wrench into that engine of industry. The same is true for Virginia divorce; some changes are not ...

By |May 7th, 2018|

Can Text Messages Be Used as Evidence in Family Law Court?

Virginia’s laws of evidence are described and organized in great detail in the Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia (616 pages and no pictures!). Thumb through to page 95 and you get to the Good Part, the Virginia Rules of Evidence, which continue along to page 175, a tedious and tiresome 80 pages. Clearly, if the ancients wished to hide ...

By |May 4th, 2018|
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