A question I get often is what are my parental rights if there is no custody order in place? In most states, the answer is it depends. If you were married to the other parent, and are listed on the child’s birth
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At midnight, the District of Columbia ordinance reducing marijuana possession to a $25.00 fine went into effect. The legislation amended the possession or transfer of up to one ounce of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil violation. The public consumption
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Last week, the Senate held a hearing on child trafficking and re-homing. The practice of re-homing involves parents giving away their adopted children to strangers they meet online. The little-known practice gained some press when Reuters news service investigated the issue last
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With graduation season in full swing, many parents are thinking about college. For parents going through a divorce, the question becomes a matter of who is going to pay for college. In Virginia, child support ends when the child turns 18; or
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No one likes to find out their spouse has been cheating. Adultery can be very difficult to prove, but it has serious consequences in divorce cases in Virginia. 1 – Adultery is crime in Virginia. In the Virginia Code, adultery is defined
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Last week, police in Waynesboro arrested two men for huffing an aerosol can. Huffing is a form of inhaling intoxicants, either by the nose or mouth. Inhaling noxious fumes has been an easy and cheap way to get high. While the products
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Many people brush off a misdemeanor offense as minor, but the truth is misdemeanor convictions have major consequences. A misdemeanor is a serious charge that is punishable by jail time. Usually, individuals convicted of misdemeanors are ordered to pay hefty court fines,
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A Swiss court ordered Dmitry Rybolovlev to pay $4.5 billion to his wife Elena in their divorce. Marc Bonnant, attorney for Elena Rybolovlev, stated that it was “the most expensive divorce in history.” Swiss law requires equal division of money or assets
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With the technology of in vitro fertilization, the dreams of many men and women to become parents have come true. That’s made a lot of families happy. However, when parents decide to divorce, the situation becomes tricky. In a custody battle –
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There are a number of tax considerations that need to be reviewed during and after a divorce. These decisions can have an impact on your financial future and your children. To avoid unexpected surprises and financial hardship, you should keep the
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