When parents decide to get a divorce, the children are often the ones who are most affected. Generally, when a couple gets divorced, the child has to travel back and forth between their parents’ homes, as opposed to living in the same house as both parents. Even with...
Maybe you saw it coming. Maybe you didn’t. Either way, being informed that your spouse is seeking divorce can be heartbreaking, stressful and overwhelming. You might be confused and worried about the future. These emotions can make it difficult to figure out what to...
Single parents often struggle with having enough money to provide their child with the best possible life. The purpose of child support is to ensure that a child has financial stability when their parents live in two separate households. The child support process can...
Virginians who are going through a divorce will have a great deal to think about as the case moves forward. From support to property division to child custody and parenting time, it can be a complex matter. Depending on the situation people can be in dispute from the...
Divorce in Virginia will spark disagreements about many issues. One that commonly comes up is how property will be divided. Even in cases where the sides are relatively amicable, some properties – specifically a family home – can be a source of contention. Knowing how...
If you’re going through a divorce, then your brain is probably running a mile a minute. You might be worried about how much time you’re going to have with your kids, where you’ll live, and how you’ll make ends meet. And the uncertainty of it all can be overwhelming....
No person, regardless of occupation, remains immune from the emotional impact of divorce. The legal process for service members, however, involves a special set of legal standards. Issues from residency and child custody to the scope of marital property and child...
No finish line: The future of family law mediation
A series of recent federal lawsuits – one brought individually by a disabled 18-year veteran of the United States Navy, the other by the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) – are seeking fair treatment for legally married same-sex military couples. Though the cases are in different court venues, they both seek the same outcome: granting same-sex spouses of military servicemen…
In June of 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States released decisions in two controversial cases, one putting into question the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and one challenging a California law better known as “Proposition 8” (or “Prop 8”) that prohibited same-sex marriage in the state. The Court overturned Prop 8 and declared that…
