I don’t think my family law attorney is fighting for me It’s hard to entrust so much of your life to an attorney – any attorney – but it’s probably even harder than normal when it comes to divorce and custody cases. After all, there’s a lot (as in your whole entire life!) on the line. But what do you do after you’ve made the decision to hire an attorney, and they’re just not quite living up to your expectations? It happens more than you’d think, and if you find that you’re suddenly (or maybe … [Read more...]
Support for divorcing Virginia women
Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. I know some people really get worked up about this holiday in particular, but I really have never been a big fan. I’m not single, but, even when I was, I always kind of felt like the holiday was a good reason to stay in, rather than go out. There were a couple of Valentine’s Day holidays I spent with girlfriends, and honestly I liked those a whole lot more than the ones where I hung out with a boy who felt compelled to give me chocolate and flowers. … [Read more...]
3 Mistakes Women Make Drafting Separation Agreements
We’ve talked about it before, and we’ll talk about it again. Women all over Virginia (and, I assume, all over the rest of the country) are drafting their own separation agreements rather than hiring attorneys to do it. The reality is that there are many mistakes women make drafting separation agreements. Statistically, most people hire attorneys, of course, but there’s also a fair number of people for whom hiring an attorney just isn’t possible—for financial or other reasons. Those … [Read more...]
