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...
