Birdnesting, also known as nesting, is a special custody setup where the kids remain in the family home and the parents take turns living there. This arrangement aims to minimize the disruption in children’s lives during divorce. While nesting can be beneficial, it...
Determining which custody arrangement will work best for your family can be difficult, especially when you do not live near your child’s other parent. Generally, when both parents live close to each other, shared physical custody and joint legal custody are both...
Statistics have shown that about 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced some type of severe physical violence perpetrated upon them by an intimate partner, which includes domestic violence in the form of physical assault and domestic battery. This violence...
Working through a child custody arrangement can be tricky even for those parents who are on the best of terms. In some situations, co-parenting occurs after a divorce. In other situations, the parents were never married to begin with. Either way, there are so many...
Family law cases in Virginia that address child custody or support can be some of the most difficult cases to be involved in, both from an emotional perspective and from a legal one. Yes, there are guidelines provided by state law that can help parents in Virginia who...
A child custody and visitation plan generally specifies how much time each parent will spend with the child during the year and what decisions each parent is allowed to make on behalf of the child. If the child’s parents can come to an agreement through mediation,...
Some people who go through a divorce can look forward to never having to talk to their ex again. Divorcing parents don't have that luxury, particularly if their children are still young. Typically, these parents must continue to work with each other to coordinate...
Divorced couples often have a difficult time sharing physical custody of their kids. Even if the court awards you and your ex joint custody, it can be difficult to make sure a child spends exactly half of the year with one parent and half of the year with the other...
Custody, visitation and support is about the time schedule that divorced parents work out and the way that their legal rights and responsibilities are divided between them. In Virginia, the court that handles the matters associated with custody, visitation and support...
If you find yourself facing a child custody or visitation dispute in a Virginia family court, emotions may be running high and you may feel overwhelmed with the legal process. After all, this type of dispute involves your children and, for the most part, parents...
