Are you getting separated in Virginia? Who should you tell about it? While who you tell is ultimately up to you, there may be some friends or family members who will find out regardless of whether you tell them, so it may become a matter of deciding when to break the news and what you...
Hofheimer Family Law
You probably already know that, in order to be separated from your husband in Virginia, you have to live separate and apart. The actual period of separation depends on whether you have minor children. If you have minor children, you must live separate and apart for a period of one year. If you do not...
Managing divorce during holidays can be a challenge, especially when you have kids. A divorce attorney in Virginia Beach at Hofheimer Family Law Firm can help walk you through the legal aspects surrounding child visitation this time of year, like factoring the holidays into your parenting plan. Creating a Child Visitation Plan for the Holidays...
The custody of the family pets is often a major issue for couples during divorce. As a devoted dog lover myself, I can understand why these fights would escalate to a level similar to what you generally see in contested child custody litigation. To many people, whether or not they have human children, their furry...
Annulments seem appealing to many women because, legally at least, it erases the marriage. It’s like it never happened. A divorce, on the other hand, ends a valid marriage. It may seem attractive to just erase the marriage and pretend like it never existed. Admit you made a mistake, and move on—no harm, no foul,...
Women ask me all the time, “What’s the difference between a divorce and an annulment, and which do I ask for?” An annulment erases a marriage that wasn’t valid to begin with. A divorce ends an otherwise valid marriage, and divides the legal rights and responsibilities between the parties. If your marriage is annulled, it...
Moms ask me all the time, “You think I’ll get custody, don’t you?” That’s a very tricky question to answer and, the way I see it, it’s really asking two different things: (1) do you deserve to have custody, and (2) will the judge ultimately determine that you deserve custody. It’s question 2 that I...
When adultery causes the breakdown of a marriage, there are a lot of competing emotions. Adultery is such a major violation of trust that it seems like the consequences should be severe. In fact, in Virginia, adultery is still a crime and, even though it is rarely ever prosecuted, it is still true that the...