At least 95 percent of non-human mammals show little or no fathering, according to Oxford Scholarship.1 This puts human dads in a distinct evolutionary minority and makes us wonder, why does fatherhood exist? What purpose does it serve? Are You the Wolf or the Bonobo? The experts at Parenting Science point out2 that male wolves are far more fatherly to ...
Some decisions are marvelous and perfect, like opting to return to Mount Vernon for the Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour every year. Some decisions are regrettable, like a misspelled tattoo, or marrying the wrong woman. Tattoos can be removed; a bad marriage can be ended through divorce. If she is pregnant, though, you pause and wonder: should I, could ...
The comedian W.C. Fields offered a bit of advice to a man suffering insomnia: “Oh, insomnia. I know a good cure for it - get plenty of sleep...” If you are having trouble getting a restful night’s sleep because of paternal custody issues in Virginia, consider these facts. They could make you toss and turn more, or they could be ...
Economists will tell you that a person can have good debt and bad debt. Mortgage? Good debt. Credit cards? Bad debt. In a Virginia divorce, all debt is bad. Divorce does not allow you an escape clause from debt, so just as the two of you will split up assets, you will split up obligations, as well. Yes, Virginia, There ...
When two people get married, they seldom think their wedded bliss will end in divorce. Unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong in a marriage that you just can’t fix. If divorce has become the only answer to an unbearable union, you can’t just “break up” and go your separate ways. There are specific steps required in the dissolution of a marriage. ...
Whereas Virginia law allows divorce, it does so under two basic constructs: “fault grounds,” and “no fault grounds,” as established by Code of Virginia Title 20 Chapter 6 Subsection 20-911. Notice how we started with that fancy whereas, which the state of Virginia buys wholesale, by the pound, because it sprinkles the word profusely throughout its various documents and decrees. If ...
Custody cases stemming from divorce in Virginia fall into two categories: legal custody and physical custody. Within each of these areas, custody can be joint or sole, so a Virginia parent can have legal custody for a child but share physical custody, for example. If the whole process of child custody seems confusing, you are no dummy. The services of ...