Should I use an online divorce resource to avoid hiring an attorney?

Divorce is a scary – and potentially expensive – process, so it’s no wonder that you want to explore all of your alternatives before you commit to a specific course of action.  Is there any way at all that you can avoid hiring an attorney?  Can you use one of the online do it yourself...

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When should I file for custody and visitation?

When, exactly, to file for custody and visitation is going to depend a lot on what your goals are. Are you looking to deal with school enrollment, trying to secure a relocation before the new school year starts, trying to resolve something related to holiday visitation, or something totally different? There are a lot of...

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Women sometimes look for an out of area lawyer for a number of reasons. Distrust in the system generally is sometimes one. Another might be that you come from a smaller community, and your husband has already sought out and maybe interviewed with the most prominent attorneys there. (Because of attorney ethical rules, if an...

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My juvenile court case got appealed! What now?

The downside of the juvenile court is definitely the appeals situation. Well, that’s the downside if you won in the juvenile court, anyway. If you lost at the juvenile court level, well, then, it’s absolutely your right to appeal! (Funny how there are two sides to every coin, right?) But, today, I’m really talking about...

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Can I get a continuance in my Virginia divorce?

When a divorce is filed in Virginia, it doesn’t have to be served right away. In fact, sometimes, even after a case is filed and has been prepared for service, an attorney will hold on to it before having it served on the opposing party. That doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s a clock somewhere ticking...

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Sheera Herrell Taking Over as Managing Attorney and CEO of Hofheimer Family Law We’re both excited and incredibly sad to announce that big things are under way at Hofheimer Family Law. If you know us, you know that for the last 25 years (yes, 25!) we’ve been dedicated to representing women only in divorce, custody,...

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Girl’s Night Out at LunaSea Virginia Beach!

It’s FINALLY warming up! Even though I love, love, love living at the beach, there’s no question that the water keeps us a little bit cooler for longer when most of us are ready to get our summer vacations on already. Even though you can go to the beach some days (and, in fact, this...

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Last month, we celebrated our second annual Un-Valentine’s Day Party at Cotton Southern Bistro in the Hilltop West Shopping Center. We had a great group of women show up to celebrate the day with us! Single, married, divorcing, whatever—it doesn’t matter, we have a great group of successful, exciting, encouraging, supportive women, and that’s something...

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