John Paul Lavinus IV

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Fairfax, VA

Family Lawyer at Fairfax, VA

Practice Areas: Family

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Can a parent adopt child if they have full custody?

John's answer | Answered on March 18, 2020

Adoption is a process that severs parental rights and makes the adopting party a legal parent of a child. It cannot occur with a parent who already...

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We are talking about getting a divorce. Her name is not on the deed. We’ve been married for 20 years. Can I sale the house?

John's answer | Answered on March 18, 2020

While you do have the right to sell the house, there are some significant other concerns. While the idea of "waste" is certainly one of them,...

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