Can I Plead the Fifth in My Virginia Divorce Case?
“I plead the Fifth.” It refers to Amendment V of the beloved and revered United States Constitution. Can the Fifth Amendment help your Virginia divorce case? ...
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 ...
The Unforeseen Impact of COVID-19 on Women & Mothers
COVID-19 is terrifying a lot of Virginians, and rightly so. Some hunker down, adopting a bunker mentality that preserves the home as a virus-free safe zone. ...
I’m Paying Child Support for Children Who Aren’t Mine
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 ...
Should I Refinance My Home Before or After Divorce?
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 ...
How Does a Child from Another Relationship Affect Child Support?
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 ...
Can My Wife Be Charged with Child Abduction?
Grimm's Fairy Tales were, in their original 1812 compilation by the two brothers, rather, well, grim. A significant portion of the stories, says History.com1, entailed outright ...
Court Ordered Drug Testing in Child Custody Cases
You have been ordered by a Virginia court to undergo drug testing related to your child custody case. Terrified, you comply. And then you have to ...
If My Wife Gets a Job, Will I Still Have to Pay Her Spousal Support?
Virginians sure have some peculiar ideas about how life works. For example, say a man wanted to attack his wife and a man with a knife. ...