Some decisions are marvelous and perfect, like opting to return to Mount Vernon for the Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour every year. Some decisions are regrettable, like a misspelled tattoo, or marrying the wrong woman. Tattoos can be removed; a bad marriage can be ended through divorce. If she is pregnant, though, you pause and wonder: should I, could ...
Virginia’s yellow sac spider1 is unfairly maligned. Contrary to myth, it does not have dangerously toxic venom. Many Virginians think otherwise, and mistakenly squash them. Mistakes are common, often propelled by popular myth. For example, the laws of Virginia allow you to divorce your wife after being separated for six months if you have no children -- that is just ...
The comedian W.C. Fields offered a bit of advice to a man suffering insomnia: “Oh, insomnia. I know a good cure for it - get plenty of sleep...” If you are having trouble getting a restful night’s sleep because of paternal custody issues in Virginia, consider these facts. They could make you toss and turn more, or they could be ...
Consider stromatolites. They look like rocks, but stromatolites1 are the world’s oldest life forms. They date back 3.7 billion years, or roughly half the time you’ll be paying alimony. ... At least that is what it feels like when you are sending away a significant chunk of your paycheck week after week, month after month. Does permanent alimony ever end? ...
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 ...
Economists will tell you that a person can have good debt and bad debt. Mortgage? Good debt. Credit cards? Bad debt. In a Virginia divorce, all debt is bad. Divorce does not allow you an escape clause from debt, so just as the two of you will split up assets, you will split up obligations, as well. Yes, Virginia, There ...
Lawyers prove things. This is what we do, so when we say we can prove that a deadbeat is part of a clock, why would you doubt us? For proof, you can watch the enthralling video, “Deadbeat Escapement of Seth Thomas 86 W Clock Movement”1 — or not; don’t say we didn’t warn you (you’ll never get that minute of ...
When two people get married, they seldom think their wedded bliss will end in divorce. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong in a marriage that you just can’t fix. If divorce has become the only answer to an unbearable union, you can’t just “break up” and go your separate ways. There are specific steps required in the dissolution of a marriage. ...
Writer Saul Bellow once said, “When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.”1 Most people pick and choose advice to reinforce their original inclinations. If you are a divorced dad interested in rejoining the dating world, you are looking for ideas that support your yearning to connect to someone other than your kids’ mother. Get Out ...