How can I work full time around my child’s father’s crazy schedule?

There are always some growing pains – to put it mildly – when you go from one family unit to two, and this is often especially true in a family where one spouse has stayed at home to care for the children. There are lots of benefits for a working parent to have a stay...

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There are very few things as difficult to overcome as adultery, especially as you then have to turn around and navigate your divorce.  Though not every marriage ends after a partner commits adultery, I’m assuming yours is – or else you wouldn’t be here. I saw a question on social media about adultery the other...

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My husband cheated – what can I do?

You don’t have to end your marriage because of infidelity, but many women ultimately choose to end it.  I’m not here to judge you for your choice, either way, but instead to help give you guidance on the Virginia divorce process so that you have an idea of what to expect if divorce is the...

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Divorce is a challenge, no matter what.  There are, though, some cases that are even more difficult than normal.  It can be hard, in the very early days, to accurately judge a case and determine whether *this* case will be one of the more difficult ones. One of the hardest things to navigate – in...

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Family law cases can be a little more confusing than cases in other areas of law because – depending on the type of case – you might find yourself in either circuit court or juvenile court.  Though some states call juvenile court ‘family court,’ and I’ve found that’s the way a lot of people refer...

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I’m military. Can I even file my own divorce?

  In some ways, a divorce is a divorce.  Certainly, if we’re looking at things procedurally, one divorce doesn’t differ all that much from another, though there’s also no question that a military divorce involves considerations that civilian divorces don’t. Mostly, military divorces mean that there are categories of assets – BAH, SBP, TSP, the...

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What should my first steps be pre-divorce?

Most of the questions that we get – at least in the early stages of a separation or divorce – is a basic one.  “What should I do first?” It’s a good question, too, because I think it’s always smart to go into something knowing what to expect and having at least the outlines of...

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What can I ask for in my Virginia divorce?

Just because you want a divorce doesn’t necessarily mean that you really know what you are entitled to receive – or, even more than that, what it might look like after the ink is dry on your final divorce decree.  Hey, that’s okay! You’ve probably never been in this position before and, heck, even if...

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