“Travel,” Mark Twain said, “is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” If you or your spouse were fortunate enough to be stationed abroad on an American military base or U.S. government installation, you got an opportunity very few Americans and Virginians get. You two were free to explore foreign countries, sample exotic foods, and perhaps fall under the romantic spell ...
The Magna Carta gave our founding fathers the phrase, “law of the land.” Virginia’s own James Madison apparently added the U.S. Constitution’s Article 6 flourish, “supreme law of the land.” That Supremacy Clause sets the hierarchy for all legal issues, including Virginia Circuit Court child custody orders and military Family Care Plans (FCPs). Jump to a Section Supremacy Rules What ...
The most expensive men’s suit in the world is encrusted with 240 carats of diamonds and retails for more than $760,000. A different kind of suit — a suit for divorce — can get pretty pricey, too, especially if you and your spouse are hundreds of miles apart. Jump to a Section Virginia Residency Requirements for Divorce Filing Virginia Divorce ...
Revenge is best served hot, as in a hot cup of coffee. At least that is what Melody Feliciano Johnson apparently thought. After her airman husband filed for divorce, Johnson allegedly used bleach to poison his coffee. Johnson reported to police that her husband sexually assaulted her while he was stationed in Germany, so she was allegedly poisoning him in ...
All gave some, some gave all. It is a quotation popularly attributed to Howard William Osterkamp, who served in combat in Korea from 1951 to 1953. Combat-related disabilities are lifelong reminders of sacrifice. Does a veteran receiving Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) have to share it in Virginia divorce? Jump to a Section What is CRSC? Who Can Receive CRSC? Virginia ...
Between 1940 and 1944, divorce rates in America rose from 16 per 100 marriages to 27 per 100 marriages, according to Mintz & Kellogg1. World War II created quick marriages, strained relationships, and awkward homecomings. Needless to say, divorce during deployment is still with us, and still a challenge to navigate. Jump to a Section Divorce While Deployed Does Deployment ...
January 1, 2018 was monumental for many reasons. For many a bleary-eyed party-goer, the day started late and held such auspicious news as a new world darts champion and California’s move to legalize recreational cannabis. And, of course, the United States military inaugurated its Blended Retirement System. Happy New Year! BRS – The Blended Retirement System It’s our beloved military, ...
Good news! Adultery no longer exists in the military. Well, okay, they renamed it “extramarital sexual conduct” in the latest revisions to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), but still, it doesn’t say adultery! Performing the Poking Polka is still illegal and likely to get you in a whole lot of trouble, but only under some very specific circumstances. ...
Military men are not like other men. PFC Dirk Vlug single-handedly offed five enemy tanks in WWII.1 Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta ran through Taliban gunfire to rescue a soldier in 2007.2 Badass military men sometimes face the same challenging personal issues mere mortals do, like divorce. Should a military man seek a military divorce lawyer? It depends. Should I Go ...