A GAL is a Guardian ad litem. A Guardian ad litem is an attorney appointed by the court to represent a person who, legally at least, is considered unable to represent themselves. In Virginia, we see GALs appointed in a couple of different scenarios – in cases where a party is incarcerated or where they...
Who – or what – is a Guardian ad litem?
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...
I get asked for recommendations all the time. For lawyers practicing in other areas of law, for therapists for divorcing women and their children, for cool lunch spots in the Hilltop area near our main Virginia Beach location (hey, I’m good at that one!), and even, sometimes, for mediators. Ugh, mediation. It is seriously one...