The retractable dog leash was first patented in 1908, by Mary Delaney. With child custody and visitation, many a Virginia man feels like he is walking around on a leash. If you assign full physical and legal custody of your children to your former wife, how far can you stray from home? How Short is Your Leash? Back in the ...
One challenge we eagerly accept every day is interpreting complex case law for our clients. These blogs exist to educate the many Virginia men in need of wise counsel. Consider this mouthful: tortious interference with parental rights. Stay with us now, as we head deep into the weeds. Words, Words, Words We will roll out the exact case in just ...
Though much of the media and TV police procedurals may find this shocking, men get hurt, too. For male survivors of domestic violence, rape, or sexual assault, understanding therapists, psychologists and counselors are nearby. Help is a telephone call or mouse click away. First Do This No citizen has to silently tolerate or accept sexual abuse, domestic violence, assault, or ...
The judge assigned her. The state pays her. Your child custody issues hinges on her word. Face it: you have a lot at stake when a guardian ad litem (GAL) drops by for a home visit. She (or he — the Supreme Court of Virginia keeps a list of qualified GALs of both genders) is not your attorney; she is ...
When, not if. When is a far more compelling word than if. If is conditional; it may or may not happen. When is not conditional: it announces something as inevitable. When you go to jail for failure to pay child support in Virginia, you invite a whole lotta hurt. If you can bear to read about it, when you get ...
Steve Shubin owns U.S. Patent #5782818A1, a “Device for discreet sperm collection.” We mention this because a) Steve Shubin is a multimillionaire now, b) the “device” is better known as the Fleshlight, and c) if you as a Virginia man separate from your wife in Virginia, you just might need one. Separation Anxiety When you separate from your spouse in ...
Heritage seems to be a watchword in Virginia these days. Heritage symbolized in statues, or flags, or skin tone. Our American justice system has its heritage, too. It is a roughly equal mix of ancient Roman law, British Common Law, and American innovation. Parental rights have walked the long path from Roman custom through British ancestry to today’s completely American ...
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a safety net provided by federal tax dollars to prevent low-income elderly or disabled individuals, including blind or disabled children, from living on canned cat food. That may be a bit of hyperbole, but the poor (literally) folks getting SSI must have almost no other assets. So how does SSI figure in child support calculations? ...
Virginia divorce proceedings are about as easy or hard as those of our five bordering states. Fortunately, Virginia does not follow the example of a neighbor to the north: Vermont requires a year’s residency, six months’ separation, and three-month decree nisi waiting period — 21 long months. If you file in the right Virginia jurisdiction, you usually can be divorced ...