It’s hard to know where to cut costs in your divorce. It seems like, when it comes to legal fees, there are lots of places where you can cut costs. But, like we discussed on Wednesday, the things that most people tend to think are the most important when it comes to making a decision...
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Hampton Roads has a very significant military presence. We are grateful every day to have a tremendous number of men and women in uniform protecting our freedoms at home and abroad. We’re used to seeing soldiers and sailors everywhere we go, driving their cars, dropping off their children, waiting in line behind us at the...
A lot of the decisions you make in the early stages of your divorce are really important because, strategically, they go a long way towards shaping the way your divorce will ultimately end up. That’s why we recommend, before you do anything hastily, that you do everything you can to gather as much information as...
When it comes to military retirement, there are a lot of misconceptions. Some of it, I think, it propagated by the husbands themselves, who want their wives to think that they are entitled to nothing, or else way less than what they are actually entitled to receive. Some of it happens because the military doesn’t...
Sometimes, in family law cases, we have to use a private investigator to get the information we need to prove something involved in the case. In many of these cases, we’re trying to prove adultery. In other cases, sometimes we need evidence that relates to child custody, like what one parent is doing during the...
On Wednesday, we talked about how critically important it is to draft custody and visitation arrangements, so that both you and your child’s father know what to expect and learn to co-parent together. While it’s incredibly important to start out with a custody and visitation plan in mind, it’s also important to keep in mind...
Drafting custody and visitation agreements is no walk in the park. It’s a difficult thing to talk about and a difficult thing to negotiate. When you’re used to having your children all the time, and being able to spend every holiday, birthday, and special event with them, it’s hard to imagine agreeing to a scenario...
If you and your soon-to-be ex have children in common, custody, support, and visitation are the issues that have probably taken center stage. It’s unnerving to think that the changes you’re making are going to affect your children in such a profound way, so you try to think of all the ways you can possibly...