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Hiring a Virginia Divorce Lawyer

In most Virginia divorce cases, it is necessary to hire an experienced Virginia divorce lawyer. A Virginia divorce lawyer can protect your interests in settling child custody, child support, and marital property matters. Knowing how to select a Virginia divorce attorney, however, can be a challenge. It’s not only important for the lawyer you choose...

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Waiting Periods for Virginia Divorces

In Virginia, part of the process of filing for divorce is declaring on what grounds you are seeking the divorce based on the choices set forth by the courts. In order for your Virginia divorce to get approved by the court you must choose your grounds for divorce from an approved list of options and...

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What is a Virginia Collaborative Divorce?

Collaborative divorce has become increasingly popular in the United States. Sometimes referred to as “divorce mediation,” collaborative divorce allows divorcing couples to settle matters without engaging in a lengthy divorce trial....

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Virginia Beach Divorce and Custody lawyers from Hofheimer Family Law Firm, Kristen Hofheimer, Shannon Lemm and Charles Hofheimer along with paralegal Diane Hofheimer and Second Saturday Newport News Coordinator Taylor Lemm are all speaking at the 7th annual Battered Mother Custody Conference in Albany New York to be held January 8-10. 2010. Their subjects include...

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Military Spouse’s Health Care by Mary Elizabeth Davis

As a former military dependent, I am keenly aware of the importance of military health care coverage. My mom, as many other former military spouses, is a 20/20/20 spouse. This means that my parents were married for at least twenty years, my dad was active duty for at least twenty years, and there was a...

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By Kristen D. Hofheimer and Charles R. Hofheimer Amidst mounting evidence that golf god Tiger Woods has been hitting above par in the bedroom, Virginia Beach father/daughter legal team Charlie and Kristen Hofheimer offer the following advice to Tiger’s wife, Elin Nordegren, based on Virginia divorce laws: Don’t sleep with Tiger! If Elin wants to...

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It astounds me that people fail to realize how accessible private information can be on the Internet. People post private pictures on Facebook, Myspace, or other sites and fail to limit general access to them. I've seen plenty of pictures of young parents drinking and partying, oblivious to the effect these pictures would have in...

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I just posted the following blog which is stirring up a hornet's nest Don't Bet on the Mediation Horse in every Race–Women often lose big in Mediation ! Posted by Charlie Hofheimer on October 3, 2009 at 2:46pm As an attorney for 35 years, a trial attorney representing only women since 1992 through my six...

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