To modify a custody order, you will need to establish two things. First, that there has been a material change of circumstances since the last...

Filing for divorce in Virginia, my husband is deploying where do I start?

See Va. Code § 20-97. Domicile and residential requirements for suits for annulment, affirmance, or divorce. It lays out the requirements and...

What to expect with a overseas PCS?

If the parents live near each other, visitation/parenting time can be more frequent, and of shorter duration. As distance increases, frequency will...

Register your foreign divorce/custody order for enforcement in the local juvenile and domestic relations district court. Once registered for...

You can file custody and visitation petitions. A court could order that a condition of the father's parenting time is that the girlfriend not be...

I stopped dropping off my kid court ordered visitations due to COVID-19. Was I allowed to do this?

The rule of thumb is that it takes an order to change an order. The order in effect provides for parenting time. You didn't obtain from the court...

What is the custody arrangement for 6 months baby and what are my financial obligations?

Matters of custody, visitation, and parenting time are determined by Va. Code 20-124.3, the best interests of the child. For a 6 month old, the...

Where one files is called choice of venue. Venue is not jurisdictional. So, you can file a divorce in any circuit court. Va. Code § 8.01...

Where do I file to establish child visitation, New York, Virginia, or Maryland?

For both custody/visitation, and for support, the state that issues an order has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the orders so long as...

I agree with my colleague. If Va. issued the order, and a parent or child continues to live in Va, then Va. has continuing, exclusive...