It happens – even to us. Bad reviews on public platforms – like Google or social media – are something that most businesses have to navigate. It’s a hard thing, especially when you know how hard you work to give each client the attention they deserve, but even more so when you know that new...
Navigating a family law attorney’s bad reviews
Question: I have been following your firm for awhile and I thought you represented women only. I guess my husband looked through my phone; he said he called your office and hired you to represent him! Is that true? This question comes from an actual real life conversation I had recently. To be honest,...
The best parenting plans are always the ones that include just enough details to provide parents with a framework for how to move together through the inevitable challenges that coparenting will bring. The best parenting plans don’t just deal with the here and now – though they do a good job with it, because the...
Whether you want to check the status of your own ongoing case – especially if you are not represented by an attorney – or you’re trying to check up on someone else’s divorce records, it’s relatively easy to get this information in Virginia. Where are divorces filed in Virginia? We have the Circuit Court Information...
The short answer is yes – you can choose to give your child your last name at birth. The longer answer, of course, is that this can be complicated. For unmarried mothers, particularly ones who exclude their child’s father from the birth, this is easier. We don’t necessarily assume that a child should be given...
Relocation is one of the trickiest areas of child custody litigation in part because there are no hard and fast answers. Whether you and your child’s father were married and are not separated and/or divorcing, or whether you were unmarried but share children in common, you will find that your ability to move wherever you...
For the most part, if you have a well-drafted separation agreement or even a very basic court order, you should be clear on what, exactly, needs to happen to wrap everything up with a nice little bow on top once your divorce is finalized. Sometimes, though, that is not the case – whether because of...
The good news is that litigated family law cases constitute the vast minority of cases. No matter what the stakes, most cases ultimately settle for a number of reasons but chief among them are these: (1) no one can afford long-term litigation, (2) litigating doesn’t yield better results, and (3) going to court takes longer....