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Child Support for Special Needs Children

Sheera Herrell is one of our attorneys at Hofheimer Family Law, and one of her biggest concerns is child support for special needs children. In fact, her article, “Child Support for the ‘Emancipated’ Special Needs Child,” written along with Nathan J. Olson, was published this year in a number of reputable publications, including Family Law...

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Do I Have to Get out of the House?

When a marriage ends, usually one person or the other will move out of the marital home to begin the required period of separation. It’s usually a part of a natural progression, and at that point it’s better for both people if they begin to live separately. In other cases, however, leaving the marital home...

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Divorce can be especially tricky if you and your husband live in base housing. After you separate, you could be evicted. Military policy is that, once the military member has left the premises and notified the housing office, you will have thirty days to vacate the premises. Of course, he doesn’t have to actually officially...

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When you first find out about your husband’s affair, or you start to suspect it, it can be difficult not to take immediate action. You’re angry, you’re hurt, and you’re scared—what does it mean for you, your marriage, and your future? It’s too soon to tell, but it’s not too soon for you to be...

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How to Prove Adultery

Adultery is the most difficult to prove of the fault-based grounds. Today, very few divorces are actually granted on adultery because (1) its hard to prove, and (2) the vast majority of cases settle before trial. But how do you actually go about proving adultery? You've heard that it's difficult, and that the standard of...

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When something significant has happened and you want to change your Virginia child custody order, you’ll have to work with your Virginia child custody lawyer to discuss how to demonstrate what’s known as “material changes.” Just because the courts made a final judgment about the custody, doesn’t mean that you can’t seek to change it....

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If you’re ending a marriage in Virginia, you will likely run the gamut of emotions during the divorce process. Even if you’re relieved and glad the marriage is over, you will likely have some difficult feelings to resolve. Ending a marriage in Virginia involves dividing property, creating custody and visitation plans for children, and very...

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A Protective Order Could Save Your Life

Spousal abuse is a situation you’ll want to remove yourself from quickly and a Virginia divorce court can be a long and arduous process, but there is immediate action that can be taken. This immediate action is a protective order or a restraining order. A protective order establishes rules and restrictions on the abuser.How Protective...

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