As mentioned, the evaluator will be observing you like a hawk throughout the evaluation. The evaluator will observe you during the office visits. The greatest source of observational information occurs when you are being observed informally in the waiting room with...
Experience, Accessibility And Proven Results
Legal Custody
Custody evaluations: How to approach a custody evaluation
If a custody evaluator is involved in your custody case, there are basic rules of conduct that you should follow during the process. You must take the custody evaluation seriously. Show up for your interviews with the evaluator well in advance. Never be late. Do not...
Child custody evaluations
When a couple with children separate or seek divorce, there are a number of ways to determine how custody of the children will be decided. Custody means three things: (i) legal custody or decision making; (ii) physical custody or a schedule of when the children will...
Guardian AD Litem:
If you are involved in a custody dispute in court, a person called a guardian ad litem (GAL) may enter your case. The Court can appoint a GAL on its own. One or both parties may request the court to appoint a GAL. The court will tend to appoint a GAL in cases where...
Avoid The Nasty, Antagonistic Divorce At All Costs. Avoid Hiring a Lawyer Who Has Only One Stratagem: A Court Battle.
You do not want to your divorce to be prolonged, expensive, time consuming, and emotionally devastating. First, if you have children, it will be impossible to shield them from the divorce proceedings and the nastier they are the more the kids will be detrimentally...
What should I Do If I Lose My Job or Am Fired From My Job? Can I Reduce My Child Support or My Spousal Support?
If you lose your job, the first thing you should do is to call your family law lawyer. Do not delay. Why? Because you may be able to file a motion with the court to reduce your support obligation. If you are successful in getting a court to reduce your support, your...
Can You Reduce Child Support If You Were Fired From Your Job?
If you are fired from your job, you can file a motion with the court asking to reduce your child support payments. Whether the court will reduce your child support depends, in part, on the reason why you were fired. If you were fired for cause or misconduct at your...
Moving The Children—A Case In Favor Of Moving The Children
I would like to review a published case from Virginia's Court of Appeals dealing with relocation of the children out of state. The trial court and appeals court approved mother's request to move the children from Virginia to Wisconsin. In Judd v. Judd, 53 Va. App. 578...
Moving Away With The Children?
CAN A PARENT MOVE THE CHILDREN AWAY? CAN THE OTHER PARENT STOP THE OTHER PARENT FROM MOVING THE CHILDREN AWAY? Your spouse or the other parent wants to move your children away from their current residence-to another place in Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia,...
How Can You And Your Ex Resolve Custody Issues?
You and your wife have children. The two of you will need to make your best efforts to try to discuss and resolve the issues relating to the children. There are many issues to discuss. I will discuss the various ways that you and your spouse can work through these...