I agree with my colleague above and will add that the court has a presumption to use the legislative guidelines for calculation of child support,...

Child support is retroactive to the date of filing - meaning you cannot collect arrears if nothing has been filed yet. If you haven't filed...

You are still bound by the court order, and you could be held in contempt for not following it. There can be very serious consequences for not...

The court you filed in may allow you to have a pendente lite (temporary) custody hearing. This would allow the court to hear some of the issues in...

If you don't have minor children, you can get divorced in Virginia after being separated only six months, however, you must have a separation...

Depending on how busy the Clerk's Office is, sometimes it can take a few days for them to scan everything into the file. If you don't see anything...

Virginia does allow adult adoptions - as long as he is over 18. Since he is incarcerated, the court may require that a Guardian ad Litem be...

Until the court deems otherwise, both parents have equal rights to a child. If you wish to pursue placing your child up for adoption, both of you...

If your current custody order does not contain language requiring you to provide information for extracurricular activities, then you do not have a...

If you believe there is abuse or neglect, you should contact Chile Protective Services, and they can do an investigation. The results of that...