In the beginning of their divorce and/or custody case especially, a lot of people try to manage things without hiring an attorney. This probably happens even more often in custody cases than in divorce cases (even in cases where a divorce will be coming sooner or later, but not necessarily) because juvenile court procedures...
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There are a lot of challenges that coparents face after a separation, divorce, or breakup. Whether the parents are on relatively good terms and are able to set up a custody and visitation schedule by agreement, or whether they’re more like parallel parents who aren’t really able to negotiate much of anything between them,...
We’ve talked before about business valuation in a divorce. In a lot of cases, there’s not a whole lot of question about what someone earned and what they’re worth – we have documents like tax returns, pay stubs, W2s, and even retirement account statements – that set it all out in pretty straightforward detail....
It does happen sometimes that one party or the other is represented by counsel during their divorce or custody case, but the other party is not. There aren’t really any rules here. You’re technically allowed to represent yourself in any custody and visitation or divorce case in the Commonwealth, so there’s no requirement that either...
Custody and visitation cases can present a range of issues and, as a result, a range of different options. Even between coparents with seemingly similar personal situations, entirely different custody and visitation arrangements can be either agreed upon by the parents or ordered by the court. Parents are often really concerned, in these types...
As you can probably imagine, issues with Guardians ad litem in Virginia custody cases are common. And it’s no wonder! A Guardian ad litem is an attorney, appointed by the court, who represents the interests of the children involved in the litigation to the court. The Guardian ad litem (or GAL) undertakes a formal...
Legal separation is one of those areas of law where we end up with a lot of questions. It really matters, too, because for most of your different grounds of divorce, you’re going to have to prove that you were separated for the statutory period. The only exception to that is adultery – which technically...
A friend of mine is getting a divorce. Actually, if I’m being honest, it was her soon to be ex husband who was our friend first; I met her through him. As two professional women sometimes do, though, we struck up a friendship. I liked her personally. I liked her work ethic. I loved...