I talked about relocation the other day, but I focused on relocation from mom’s perspective – as in, she is the one who wants to move. But what happens when it’s dad who wants to relocate, and it’s mom who is opposing it? It’s a good question; let’s talk about it. He wants to move...
Relocation in Virginia Family Law Cases: Part 2
Relocation is a really tough nut to crack – at least, when mom and dad don’t agree about the relocation at the outset. I would say, personally, that I find relocation cases to be among the most difficult of any type of case because of the fact that it’s a winning or losing proposition. So...
The worst days are the days when we lose. And, look, the truth is that, sometimes, we all lose. In fact, I’d say that, in most cases, we feel like we almost always lose at least a little bit; that’s just the nature of divorce and custody. Few cases are ones where the outcome is...
Let’s start with the maybe not-quite-so-obvious. In family law, it doesn’t really matter what “studies” suggests or what the “data” says. We are not making arguments about what is best for many children, or most children, or some randomized, average, but ultimately representative group of children. We are talking only about your children. The children...
This month, we’re giving the warmest welcome to Brittany Hudgens, the newest attorney in our Virginia Beach office! Brittany is a graduate of Regent University and, most recently, practiced family law (among a few other things) with two other local area law firms. She also worked for a time with the Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney...
Online, you’ll find any number of so-called (self-proclaimed) experts in family law. From divorce coaches to mediators to regular parents who’ve just been through a (usually high conflict) divorce or custody case themselves. This is often great. Divorce coaches can do things – and give advice – that I can’t in the sense that it...
Divorce and child custody are complicated and, especially in the very early days of your case, you may feel like you’re standing on quicksand. Things are constantly changing and evolving between you and your soon-to-be ex, so it’s hard to have one conversation with an attorney that covers everything and, even if it did, you...
Social media is a way of life for most people anymore, so it’s really no wonder that a lot of details about a lot of people’s divorce and child custody cases wind up online. On the one hand, I get it. I am a millennial and I vividly remember signing up for a Facebook account...