What is an Agreed Divorce in Virginia?
Lawyers love words. Words like prima facie, estoppel, and amicus curiae. Here’s a word: poecilonym. The next time your drinking buddy pulls a bar bet on ...
Is a Basic Virginia Separation Agreement Enough?
Not much is left of Basic City, Virginia. It was whole and happy for only around 34 years before being consolidated with its neighbor in 1924. ...
DIY Separation Agreements: Getting a Cheap, Quick Separation Agreement in Virginia
Dunnington Mansion is what real estate agents would call “charming.” The abandoned mansion, in Farmville, Virginia, is still beloved enough to have its own foundation (the ...
Does an 18-Year-Old Have to Follow a Custody/Visitation Agreement?
In Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” a lowly shepherd discovers an abandoned baby. He says, “Mercy on ’s, a bairn! A very pretty bairn. A boy or ...
Does a Child Need a Bedroom for Overnight Visitation?
Now I lay me down to sleep, but Dad’s new girlfriend is a creep. Abraham Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs,” helps people differentiate between needs and wants, ...
COVID-19 & Withholding Parenting Time
Parents protect their children. All mammals — otters, ocelots, wombats, numbats — worry over and coddle and defend their offspring. Instinct makes a Virginia parent especially ...
Your Pendente Lite Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare
During divorce litigation, you can have a lot of time on your hands. One way to pass the time is to take up the dead language ...
Social Distancing and Parenting Time – Safe Activities and Guidelines
COVID-19 is a dread disease. Nobody — not Governor Northam, not your child’s teachers, not your family law attorney — wants you to catch this illness ...
What Can I Do When My Child Refuses Visitation?
The words are deliberately menacing: "... authority to punish as contempt of court any willful failure of a party to comply with the provisions of the ...