The short answer is no. The Order controls, and unless the order gives you specific permission to withhold the children if Father isn't actually...

The only hard requirement for filing for divorce in Virginia in terms of separation period are as follows: 1) If you have no children and have...

A text alone is almost never enough to support a claim of adultery, and there are a number of ways to prove a text has been falsified. You should...

First you have to recognize that there is no such thing as "legal separation" in Virginia. In the Commonwealth you are either married or you...

If you have shared legal custody without any tie breaking authority written in to the Order, then it is going to depend entirely on the wording of...

Does involuntary pay cut reduces child support?

The above answers are correct, but you must also consider, as the Court will, whether or not this deduction to income is permanent or temporary in...

Can I have my child support reduced?

The answer is complicated somewhat by facts we do not have. Child support is always modifiable if you can show that there has been a substantial...

Nationwide or statewide quarantine: child visitations?

It will largely depend on the Order you have from the Court and what comes down from the government in terms of quarantine. Based on the current...

Should I use the tax refund to pay legal fees for a divorce case?

It is not technically marital waste as it was used towards attorney fees for the divorce, but when the Judge is balancing the equities of your case...

If a man is still married and wife is made to leave can he have a female roommate?

You cannot be legally forced to leave the marital residence, and if you are forced to by some other means you may have grounds for a divorce based...