Family Law

The most difficult decision has been made: you’re getting divorced. You and your spouse, after tearful arguments, perhaps loud arguments, recriminations, regrets, marriage counseling, and yet another attempt at a ‘this will save us’ weekend trip away, have decided to call it quits. You’ve decided to get divorced, and, in addition to the sadness, melancholy, and anger, you may even feel a little relief: a decision has been made, and you can see the next…

When getting a divorce oh, many people choose to go and hire a lawyer to help with the situation. Hiring a divorce lawyer  can be important. A lawyer can be the difference between you receiving alimony, or getting custody of a child, or getting what you want in the divorce. Usually divorce lawyers specialize in one thing. You might have a divorce lawyer that specializes in custody of a child, alimony, or general divorce proceedings.…

Residency Requirements for Divorce First things first– you require to make sure you fulfill your state’s residency requirements prior to you file your petition (official written demand) for divorce. If you don’t, you won’t be able to start the divorce process. Each state sets its own laws concerning residency. The primary consideration residency requirement laws is the amount of time you have actually lived within the state where you plan to get separated. Some states…

When scanning the docket of domestic relations cases these days, it is unfortunately not uncommon to find allegations of verbal and physical abuse between spouses.  Stereotypically, one might assume that this kind of unfortunate behavior only involves husbands who are abusive to their wives.  However, the fact of the matter is that either husbands or wives can be the victims of abuse. For example, in the recent Fairfax County Circuit Court case of  Ibrayeva v.…