Raccoon tacos are one of the easiest recipes you can follow to put the masked Virginian critters to good use. And as raccoon tacos indicate, “easiest” is not always ideal. In the case of Virginia divorces, though, the easiest divorce may also be the best fit for most Virginia men: the uncontested, no-fault divorce. Jump to a Section The Fastest ...
Child custody conflicts can be alarmingly invasive. Take the recent case of Virginia mom Artleta Ramirez. She is compelled by a Virginia judge to bottle-feed her breastfed baby as part of a child custody clash. As seen in The Washington Post and People, the case highlights different interpretations of “best interests of the child.” That phrase is part of just ...
You don’t think of the IRS as being a social influencer, but one of its creations has definitely gone viral: the 401(k), whose name comes directly from the tax code. A 401(k) and its nonprofit twin, the 403(b), are retirement plans offered by employers. These accounts reduce taxable income, can be matched by employers (that’s free money right there), and ...
Child custody cases can become legal nightmares, as in the case of Virginia’s own Lisa Miller, who fled the country with her daughter more than 10 years ago, supposedly on the advice of her counsel at the time. You can avoid upending your life, your ex’s life, and the lives of your children with a piece of paper, the consent ...
Lawyers love words. Words like prima facie, estoppel, and amicus curiae. Here’s a word: poecilonym. The next time your drinking buddy pulls a bar bet on you, win your money back with this: What is a synonym for the word synonym? Answer: poecilonym (“poe-sill-o-nim”). Guaranteed you’ll win back any money you lost in previous bets. So what is a poecilonym ...
Let’s decode a legal concept, in personam jurisdiction. Jurisdiction is cobbled together from a Latin phrase meaning “law saying,” and in personam means “against a person” as opposed to a place or thing. Take it together and you get the law saying what a person can or cannot do, as in a divorce. Jump to a Section The 14th Amendment ...
The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia (LASEVA) is fighting a virtuous but daunting battle. In Virginia (according to The Virginia Bar Association), low-income folks share just one legal aid lawyer for every 6,184 people. So how helpful could Legal Aid be with your Virginia divorce? Jump to a Section The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia Your Odds Federal ...
Today we offer you two choices: we can talk about life insurance in your divorce, or you can or you can zip over here to watch paint dry for 10 hours. We know, we know; tough choice! For those of you who stick around, life insurance can be more exciting than watching a vertically applied colloidal suspension curing in a ...
Mike Newman is blind. Mike Newman drives boats, cars, and trucks. Mike Newman sets Guinness Records driving them. Still, we would not advise asking Mike Newman to represent you in a Virginia divorce. He’s 1) not an attorney and 2) not a Virginian. We can, however, advise you on a baker’s dozen of ways to speed up your Virginia divorce. ...