I Lied (or Withheld) Facts from My Attorney … What Now?
Memory is an elusive thing. It can slip away at the worst possible times. It can re-emerge later, to smack you in the head: you forgot ...
If I Move my Mobile Home, Does That Affect My Divorce?
In 2000 — the latest year data are available from the U.S. Census — 6.4 percent of Virginia’s homes were mobile homes. The 185,282 manufactured homes ...
The Most Unexpected Parts of Becoming a Father
Projectile vomiting. Shaving the cat. Accidentally kneeing you in the family jewels. Fatherhood brings a lot of unexpected events, but not all of life’s unexpected moments ...
Military Divorce Law: Family Law Protections for the U.S. Navy
From 13 October 1775 to today, the U.S. Navy has defended the seas, patrolled hostile waters, and served as the principal hauler of all the other ...
17 Too-true Tweets about Fatherhood & The Lives of Single Dads
Whether you are a divorced father, married Papa, or a single Dad, you know frustration. You know bewilderment, desperation, perhaps even a tinge of anger now ...
My Wife Trashed the Family Home We Were Supposed to Sell! What Can I Do?
Having your home vandalized is heartbreaking, threatening, and frightening. It is made all the worse if you suspect your spouse is responsible for the vandalism. How ...
What are the Effects of Alcohol & Substance Abuse on Divorce Cases?
Drug and alcohol abuse have legal consequences that affect wide swaths of society, but society’s attitudes toward chemical dependency are changing. What was once a moral ...
Communicating with Your Family Lawyer: Does Every Conversation Cost?
An old joke of P.G. Wodehouse novels1 is the costly indulgence of sending a telegram. In the stodgy old days of vintage telegram communications, stage stars ...
Can Grandparents Get Joint Custody of a Grandchild?
Sometimes we’re not even sure whether we are proudly strutting our Latin or simply flashing back to Mrs. McPamashamspam’s high school geometry class, but the phrase ...