If I Buy a Car During My Separation, Is It Hers Too?
Your typical Virginia bar-room lawyer will have plenty of free advice on “legal separation,” despite the fact that such a thing does not exist in Virginia. ...
Is it Possible to Reverse a Sole Custody Ruling?
America loves apple pie and underdogs. We root for the Bad News Bears and we shed a tear for the recovering addict. If you did not ...
4 Critical Tenets of Virginia Divorce Laws
A whole new raft of laws1 took effect in Virginia July 1, 2017. Included among them: the all-important Blaze Pink law. The law allows hunters to wear ...
Do I Have to Allow Visitation As a Custodial Father?
The world record for the most people performing a headstand simultaneously is 648, say the folks at Guinness World Records1. Around our offices, we like that ...
Can You Make My Wife Sign a Separation Agreement?
Schoolyard taunts: I know you are, but what am I? Oh yeah? Make me! Most of us grew up hearing these, either directed at us or ...
Telling Family Members about Your Divorce: The Generational Guide
The end of World War II saw an abrupt spike in the rate of marriages in America, says a report from The Washington Post1. The same ...
Can I Refuse Child Custody Mediation?
Virginia’s courts, at all levels, have packed calendars. They encourage disputing parties to avail themselves of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), which can mean mediation for ...
Opening & Closing Accounts During Divorce: The Biggest Dos and Don’ts
Divorce in Virginia can take many months, or even more than a year. First comes separation, which itself must be six months (no kids) or a ...
Religion & Child Custody: Which Parent Gets to Choose?
Sixteen words. Just sixteen words amended to the U.S. Constitution set out the conditions for religious freedom in America. These are the beginning words of the ...