Every so often, we like to toot our own horn. When one of our own is recognized for something exceptional, I like to talk about it. When Kristen Hofheimer got the Avvo Client’s Choice award, I knew it was something worth talking about. Everyone knows Avvo these days from their witty (?) television commercials, depicting all...
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I talked to someone a couple weeks ago who had an interesting case, and I thought I’d write a little about it. Of course, I can’t divulge any confidential information, and, really, I don’t want to share anything with you other than the situation she found herself in—and the innocent way she almost made a...
Divorce is hard, but when you combine it with the emotional and completely volatile nature of a custody case, it’s exponentially worse. Obviously, custody isn’t always part and parcel of a divorce action; custody cases can take place completely independently of a divorce case. (Because moms and dads don’t have to have ever been married,...
One of our clients, Amy Kathleen Nordmeyer, was recently quoted talking about our Girl’s Night Out program in a Huffington Post article entitled “9 Ways to Live Life to the Fullest After Divorce that Cost Absolutely Nothing.” There’s no question that getting a divorce is difficult, emotionally draining, and, in a lot of ways, alienating....
There are many times throughout the year where we express our gratitude to our military service men and women for their service to our country, and Veteran’s Day is one of those times. Though we appreciate the sacrifice that many men in uniform have made, this year for Veteran’s Day, we’re celebrating someone else. Specifically,...
On Monday, we talked about lump sum spousal support as a way to avoid the restriction on cohabitation in spousal support cases. As you’re already aware (or you wouldn’t be here, reading this blog!), when you receive spousal support over a period of time, whether you receive it for a fixed time or permanently, your...
Maybe I’m just tuned in to these sorts of things, but it seems like everywhere I go, I see bright yellow signs that say things like “DIVORCE $199”, or “DO IT YOURSELF DIVORCE”. Most people know all about sites like Legal Zoom (which doesn’t currently have a divorce package for Virginia) and just the other...
When it comes to divorce, you have options. Depending on your contentious your case looks like it is (and you know the answer to that question better than anyone), you may have more options than you even realize. Though you certainly want to make sure you get the things that you’re legally entitled to receive,...