Your stomach drops as you hear the whirring sirens and glimpse the strobing red and blue lights in your rearview mirror. For whatever reason, a police officer is pulling you over. The officer makes contact and requests your license and registration, and perhaps has...
An unfortunate aspect of many family law matters is the need for the court’s issuance of a protective order. Pursuant to Virginia Code §16.1-279.1 “the court may issue a protective order to protect the health and safety of the petitioner and family or household...
Throughout the divorce process, parties will commonly discuss “spousal support” or the award of maintenance of support for a former spouse, commonly known as “alimony” in other states. Spousal support is ordered in circumstances where there is a disparity in income...
After making the difficult decision that a marriage is indeed unsalvageable and that a divorce is necessary, the next important consideration is determining what kind of divorce best serves your specific circumstances and desires. As such, you will need to determine...
Do you have a child in your care that you are thinking about adopting, but you aren’t sure how to get started? First, let me say “Congratulations!” Making the decision to grow your family is exciting, but the process can be overwhelming. Virginia has multiple types of...
One of the most complicated and contentious aspects of any divorce revolves around the question of who gets what following a divorce. When it comes to determining the distribution of property and debt during the divorce process, the most important questions to ask...
Questions to ask yourself before filing a petition Before filing for custody or visitation for a child of which you are not the parent, you need to ask yourself (1) am I a person with a legitimate interest? (2) If so, does either parent of this child support your...
The term “narcissist” is over used today in many people’s vocabulary, to describe others who act selfishly, though most people will never understand the profound impact that being married to or co-parenting with someone who has Narcissistic Personality Disorder can...
