Divorce Diaries: A History of Divorce in the United States
The year was 1968, and a little ol’ country gal named Tammy Wynette belted out a song, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, which reached Number One on the country charts ...
How Being a Single Father Will Completely Change Your Life
Actor Chris Pratt has a 3-year-old son. Son Jack “borrowed” Pratt’s phone to take a picture, and dropped the phone in the pool. Such is the ...
My Wife Wants a Divorce. Should I Move Out?
If your wife wants a divorce and you do too, move out. This will speed up the process and make both your lives simpler. That’s the ...
Why Parental Alienation Should Be 1 of the 7 Deadly Sins
An old and venerated idea in psychology is summed up in Maslow’s Hierarchy. For any person to thrive, needs must be met in an ordered progression ...
How Does a Separation Agreement Work? Do I Need One?
Whereas Virginia law allows divorce, it does so under two basic constructs: “fault grounds,” and “no fault grounds,” as established by Code of Virginia Title 20 ...
7 Valuable Life Lessons Your Children Can Learn From Divorce
You may read this entry’s title and immediately think of a stream of ungenerous ideas. Something along the lines of, “My kids can learn firsthand what ...
Unhitched: Getting an Annulment in Virginia
Virginia, from 1969 to today, is for lovers. Our state tourism slogan reminds us of this every day. Sure, it sounds a little racy, but it ...
The Dummies’ Guide to Child Custody in Virginia
Custody cases stemming from divorce in Virginia fall into two categories: legal custody and physical custody. Within each of these areas, custody can be joint or ...
Can I Get Divorced Without Going to Court?
To speak plainly, the main reason Virginians want to avoid going to court to get a divorce is because of the cost. We get that; we ...