There is so much confusion around family law and all the different ways that cases can come up. Sometimes, it’s a matter of divorce; in othercases, it’s just custody. It’s seldom the question of something seemingly simple – like an annulment – but it is possible that you could just breakup, if you were never...
We aren’t married – but we’re breaking up and have a child! What next?
The studies have consistently shown that kids do better with navigating a divorce and/or separation situation within their own family when they can see other similar families. That’s not to say that your kids can’t have play dates with kids whose parents are still happily married or that you need to seek out the other...
For most moms going through a divorce or separation, their kids are their first, last, and pretty much only concern. Especially in the early days, they wonder how to talk to their kids about their divorce or separation (particularly when they don’t know and don’t have all of the answers themselves), how to help them...
From the beginning, let me be clear: in Virginia, there is no law requiring that custody start out at 50/50. Though that is the law in some states, that is not the law here. Here, the law is that the judge has to consider all forms of custody – primary, shared, and split physical custody...
Not all relocation cases are the same because not all moves are the same. Relocation is one thing if you and your child’s father are going to live across the country from each other; it’s another thing if you are going to be just on the other side of the HRBT. Generally speaking, when we’re...
There are so many anxiety-provoking things about the divorce process, it’s hard to speak to them all at once. Scratch that; I actually think it is literally impossible to speak to all the things at once. Fears about what will happen to the marital assets are rampant among divorcing women. It probably doesn’t help, either,...
Everyone wants a “ballpark” estimate for how much their family law case is going to cost and – who am I kidding? – I can completely understand. It’s awful to feel like your divorce or custody case, and the corresponding legal representation, is some kind of terrifying blank check. It could cost $5,000; it could...
Oof. I hate this question, mostly because there is so little I can do about it either way. But – wait – let’s rewind. I get a lot of questions about family law and almost all are good ones, because it’s not like the legal system (including but not limited to family law) is not...