Probably not. In the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, parties can request awards of attorneys fees from each other in custody and visitation...

Was the no hostile contact protective order violated?

No hostile contact is different from no contact. When the contact isn't physical, "hostile" contact is generally intimidating, aggressive or...

My parents have had temporary custody of my child can I get custody back?

Generally speaking, when there has been a material change in circumstances since the entry of the last order, the court will consider entering a...

I have a 14 year old daughter who father has visitation but he keep stressing her out telling her she is a grown ass and she gon

No matter the age of the child, if a parent is exercising his visitation in a way that harms the child, then the court could decide to modify the...

Possibly. There is a case in Virginia in which a purported wife successfully sued her purported husband in fraud and recovered damages from him...

Can I sign over my parental rights for my son

Your rights to visitation and your compliance with the child support order are two separate issues. You cannot be denied visitation by the mother...

How hard and how smart is it to file for sole custody and change my daughters last name

There are, practically speaking, two types of "custody" in Virginia. Legal custody refers to the ability to make "big" decisions (think, health,...

How much change in circumstance does there have to be for me to take this back to court?

A material change in circumstances means that something important to the decision about custody or visitation has changed since the court made its...

I am relocating to Virginia with my children. My husband lives in Maryland. In which state am I required to attend mediation?

As my colleagues have suggested, it all depends on *when* you go to court. Maryland and Virginia will have jurisdiction over the divorce and...

I cannot tell from your question where you are in the litigation. If the court case has been closed, the GAL is no longer on the case. If you go...