Experience, Accessibility And Proven Results
If the Court grants you a Preliminary Protective Order, you can ask for the following from the Judge. Prohibit any contact the alleged offender with you, your family members, or your household members. Prohibit the offender from coming within a certain distance of...
One way to obtain a protective order against a family member (see prior blog on the definition of a family member) is to go to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in take office. There, you will meet with an intake officer or counselor who will help you complete...
When couples in Virginia get married, divorce is typically the last thing on their minds. However, even once-solid relationships have been known to end in divorce. When this happens, both spouses will have to negotiate financial issues, such as dividing joint assets...
If you are able to obtain an Emergency Protective Order (EPO), the EPO can do a number of things to protect your health and safety during the time the protective order is effective. A protective order can prohibit: All contact by the alleged abuser against the...
When a Virginia couple is preparing to walk down the aisle, it is a time of great excitement and a lot of preparation. As a recently engaged person, it can be tempting to only think about planning for the day of the wedding, but you would be wise to think beyond that....
What is a protective order? A protective order is a court order signed by a judge or magistrate that protects a person's health or safety. In the context of family law, the order can be entered when an act of family abuse has occurred. What is family abuse...
If you are married for 10 years or longer, the lower-earning spouse is entitled to social security benefits on the higher earning spouse's record. These benefits do not impact or lower the higher earning spouse's social security payments. Therefore, it is critical to...
When you prepare your tax returns, ask your tax preparer whether you can deduct the legal fees you paid during the tax year to obtain support or a divorce. In most cases, you cannot deduce legal fees. However, under the Internal Revenue Service rules (I.R.C. Section...
Early in the case, you and your lawyer should identify the types of experts you may need to testify in your case or to provide assistance in preparing the case for trial. Experts can be used in settlement negotiations and mediation and can even attend such sessions to...
Married couples in Virginia generally recognize that they need to make ongoing efforts to nurture their relationships. Emotional inertia and exhaustion, however, can undermine people's desire to work on their marriages. Divorces sometimes result, and an inability to...
