Grimm's Fairy Tales were, in their original 1812 compilation by the two brothers, rather, well, grim. A significant portion of the stories, says History.com1, entailed outright child abuse and wicked mothers. Originally told, Hansel and Gretel's mother talks the father into abandoning the kids. Snow White's mother, not a stepmother, was jealous enough in the original telling to banish the ...
Virginia has a drug addiction problem. According to The Commonwealth Fund1, our state suffered 17.1 drug-poisoning deaths per 100,000 Virginians in 2017 (the latest year for data). That may not sound like a lot, but it is significantly elevated above the 2013 rate of 10.2 deaths per 100,000. Your family law case — child custody, separation, divorce, spousal support — can be affected ...
They bite. They scratch. They kick. Kids and cats are similar, but we expect our children to outgrow angry outbursts and manage their anger. We expect nothing of cats, and even at that low bar, we are often disappointed. Still, if we cannot manage our felines, what can we do as parents to help our children? Set Your Expectations Correctly ...
In a Virginia divorce, you may be accused of being at fault, or responsible for the divorce. You and your highly skilled family law attorney can fight charges of being at fault through affirmative defenses. Five typical affirmative defenses in divorce cases are condonation, insanity, collusion, recrimination, and connivance. Let's take a closer look at each. Condonation Under Virginia Code § 20-91, ...
For some men, their 20-second contribution to fatherhood is enough. Once sated, these men disappear from women's lives and, nine months later, leave behind children wondering who Dad is. The consequences of absent fathers ripple across Virginia's landscape. Statistics on Fatherlessness The statistics on absent fathers are stunning, and not in a good way, according to the National Fatherhood Initiative: 19.7 million ...
It's raining, it's pouring, and you might like to be snoring. You have your children for parenting time, though, so what to do? To begin, turn off the television. Now what? Here's what, from low-key to rough-housing! Read with Your Children From toddlers to teens, read with, to, and in front of your children. Avoid censoring, too — let them ...
The official ball point pen of the U.S. Government is the Skilcraft®, the result of a 16-page federal specifications document. Yup, the federal government cranked out 16 pages of excruciating detail for a pen. Does it surprise anyone, then, that subtleties exist in the law that make terms like uncontested divorce different from no-fault divorce? We are here to clarify ...
Childhood taunts seem to be in the air these days. "I know you are but what am I?" "I'm rubber and you're glue; your words bounce off me and stick to you." If you find your ex-wife stooping to the level of a schoolyard bully in dealing with parenting time, try these four solutions. It’s Not “Just a Threat” In a ...
There's no such thing as a free lunch, or so said popular press of the 1930s. The gimmick of the free lunch came from barrooms that offered free [incredibly salty, unhealthy] lunches but charged for libations. Free food that made you buy beer? See? You pay no matter what. A "free" family law consultation is never really free. Here's why, ...