In an ideal situation, a divorcing couple can agree on a workable Virginia child custody arrangement early in the divorce process to avoid the stresses of drawn out litigation. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. Children whose parents are having a difficult time agreeing about Virginia child custody may benefit from a guardian ad litem. A...
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The Virginia Child Support Most Wanted List is a list of people who have engaged in child support evasion and have so far managed to avoid being caught by the authorities. Child support is an important part of child custody because it ensures children can have their daily needs provided for despite the changes in...
At some point or another, most of my clients have said something along the lines of, “I just never thought this would happen to me.” It’s one of those things that I haven’t worked out the perfect response to just yet. Statistically, of course, divorce will happen to a fair number of us, regardless of...
When many women show up at our office, they have no idea how they’ll ever afford to hire an attorney to represent them. They know that having an attorney is important, and they feel strongly that they will be at a significant disadvantage if they don’t hire one, but they’re not sure how to make...
Whether a spousal support award is modifiable depends on how it was ordered. In some cases, it is modifiable, which means that your husband can take you to court on a “material changes in circumstances,” and argue that support should be lowered and, vice versa, that you can take him to court and argue that...
I always try to tread carefully when I’m talking about getting a job after divorce. Particularly for women who decided to stay at home to care for their children during the marriage, this is a difficult conversation. It’s also difficult for women who have worked part-time, or deliberately chose to minimize their own professional career...
There comes a point in a lot of divorces where women have a troubling realization: at some point, they will probably have to get a job. If they already have a job, they may have to start working more, or find a better-paying position in the same field. If, on the other hand, they have...
Most attorneys bill on an hourly basis. There are some definite pros and cons to this system, but the reason that we use it is because it protects everyone. We usually work on a retainer agreement—a legal contract that describes our responsibility to you, and your responsibility to us. It outlines all the terms of...