In a nation with 50-year record low unemployment1, the idea of choosing to be unemployed seems ... odd. Whether underemployed or unemployed by choice, the spouse who connives to get by with less may be buying herself a world of misery. If she tries this strategy attempting to get more spousal support, let her know you have her number. She’s Too ...
An old joke says the second prize in a contest is a two-week vacation in Philadelphia. The first prize is a one-week vacation in Philadelphia. Sometimes the prize is not always what it is cracked up to be. Take custodial care for your children, for example. You want to be a good parent. You want primary custody of them. Have you stopped ...
When you announced to your friends that you and your wife were separating, we're guessing several of your friends told you, "You're crazy!" If you existed only in the realm of movies, your fast response would, of course, be, "So crazy, it just might work!" After separating from your wife, so many things seem crazy. Childcare. Spousal support. Taxes. And ...
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 ...