This article is not about money. We know, child support means money, but the root of this issue is paternity, not money. If you are paying child support for children who are not yours, you have a paternity problem that has created a money problem. Here is what you can do about both. Asserting Your Rights Without appearing to be ...
Financial gurus will tell you: a new car purchase is really three deals (sell the old car; buy the new car; arrange the financing). Car dealers want all that to happen on their lots. Financial advisers tell you to keep the three deals apart. The principle holds true with divvying up marital property during separation and divorce: keep the deals ...
How well do you know Virginia geography? Name something unique and wonderful about Quantico. Sure, you could say the Marine Corps base, or the training academy of the FBI, but what is really wonderful is that three of Virginia's four best magnet schools are in Quantico, according to Public School Review. Transferring your child to another school while knee-deep in ...
What do Jason Mamoa, Terry Cruz, and Steven Spielberg have in common? They are all fathers in blended families. We need have no worries that their children and stepchildren are financially secure. But can we say the same for the typical Virginia blended family? How does a child from another relationship affect child support in Virginia? The Child’s Best Interests ...
It has been said that "Free advice is worth the price." Is a free divorce possible? If so, is it worth the money you (don't) pay for it? What Kind of Virginia Divorce Did You Want? Virginia recognizes two levels of divorce: Divorce from bed and board Divorce from the bond of matrimony, or absolute divorce Divorce from bed and board ...
Just as Truman Capote dismissed Jack Kerouac's creativity by saying, "That's not writing, that's typing," some Virginia men can be dismissed as sperm donors, not fathers. But for the Virginia father who genuinely wants to fight for child custody, the process can be frightening. Much rides on every decision; entire futures are altered with each choice. Here is what to ...
The COVID-19 emergency that has gripped Virginia and the world has rippled through every part of our lives. If you pay either spousal support or child support in Virginia and have been affected by COVID-19, you should know about legal remedies that may help. Closed Courts The Virginia Supreme Court’s original judicial emergency order has been extended, keeping most courts ...
Hamidou Diallo won the NBA's 2019 Slam Dunk Contest in an event that saw a Wright Brothers plane, some major air and some major attitude. His leap over Shaquille O’Neal brought down the house. When you catch the mother of your kids cheating, you might think your custody case is a slam dunk. Is it? Old World Morality Unfortunately for a Virginia ...
Olivia Roehm weighs 111 pounds. Or, she did the day she and husband Jerome Roehm won the 2019 North American Wife Carrying Championship1, held in October in Maine. We're not being nosy — the winning couple got five times the wife's weight in cash (in Olivia's case, $555), plus her weight in beer (six cases). We bring this up because many a Virginia man feels ...