Depending on the law firm and attorney you hire, there may be several people involved in your case. In addition to you and your attorney, you’ll probably also have a paralegal and a secretary working on your case, too. In some cases, you may also have an associate attorney or an intern working on your...
Divorce
You’re not ready to hire an attorney yet, but that doesn’t mean that you’re not open to getting more information. You’re ready to take the next step, but what does that even mean? Everyone seems to be pushing you towards scheduling a consultation, but you’re feeling like things are just moving a little too quickly....
I know, I know. You’ve got an upcoming divorce or custody case (or, at least, you’re currently worried about the possibility of your upcoming divorce or custody case), and you’re not sure what you want to do. You’re looking into all your options—hiring an attorney, representing yourself, seeing a mediator—but you’re just not sure yet...
We’ve heard it all. Women everywhere are full of reasons why they think they qualify to get an annulment. Whether it’s merely that they were only married a short time, that the marriage was never consummated, or that they married too quickly, there seem to be tons of reasons that women think they can get...
If you’re thinking about divorce, you’re probably wondering what you should be doing to get started. It’s pretty emotional, pretty confusing, and you have a lot of decisions you make at the very beginning. It always seems like you have to make the biggest decisions at the beginning of any new process, when you’re least...
Part of the problem with hiring an attorney is that you don’t have to pick one when you’re going through a good phase in your life. And that’s pretty much true of all attorneys. You hire an attorney if you’ve been charged with a crime. You hire an attorney if you need to file for...
In many, many cases, married women curtail their careers in order to be able to give more of themselves to their husbands and families. It’s a good decision, a solid decision, but it’s not one that comes without consequences. In the event that things don’t work out the way you planned, spousal support is there...
On Monday, we talked at length about how adultery works in Virginia divorce cases. There’s still more you need to know, though, if you’re facing a divorce and have questions about how adultery might apply to your case. We’ve already talked about what adultery is, the differences between pre and post separation adultery, and how...