How is Legal Custody Determined in Virginia?
Virginia’s divorce proceedings unfold in Circuit Courts. When settling issues of child custody, parenting time schedules, and child support, the Commonwealth’s network of Juvenile and Domestic ...
I Gave My Ex Full Legal Custody … Can I Restore My Rights?
If you had a BINGO board for our blog articles, the “best interests of the child” would get covered in every game. Today we are talking ...
Joint Decision Making in Custody Cases
One of the best ways, when working through separation and divorce, to support your children and maintain those all-important family bonds is through open decision-making and ...
The Biggest Challenges of Being the Primary Custodian
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 ...
How Does Custody Work in Virginia If There’s No Court Order?
You and your child's mother decide to part ways. What becomes of your child? Without a court order, you would think you are adrift, unmoored to ...
Is Sole Custody Possible with a Special Needs Child?
More than 168,400 special needs children were enrolled in Virginia's public schools in 2016, according to the Virginia Department of Education. For 2013 (the most recently ...
Can I Change Custody Arrangements After My Divorce?
Deep inside Goddard Space Flight Center, not too far from the calm waters of Virginia Beach, spacecraft destined for Mars and beyond are assembled for liftoff. ...
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 ...
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 ...