How can my friend who is going thru a messy divorce protect her mental health records from her ex-partners lawyer ?

If custody is at issue in a divorce case then the mental and physical condition of the parties are statutory factors that must be considered by...

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What are my rights if I have been with a man for 30 years and living as man and wife; but he never divorced his wife

You have no rights just because you have lived together.

My attorney filed a motion for entry of pedente lite order for support which my ex will provide. Is pvt addendum part of it?

It is a court form that is required to be attached to Orders that are submitted for filing. During the course of a divorce proceeding, this private...

The court may impute income to her at her previous pay since she has become voluntarily unemployed. She also will need to explain why child care no...

In the state of Virginia if you pay off your child support before court can you still be imprisoned?

The short answer is that you could still be given jail time, especially if this is your third appearance and particularly if you have a suspended...

Is a temporary change of custody and visitation agreement that was notarized but, never filed in the courts binding?

If there is a court order, the court order governs. The only thing that changes an order is another order.

I want to adopt my stepson

To add to the previous answer, there is no "reunion registry" in Virginia.

The question I have to ask is that I got a Emergency Protective Order-Family Abuse from my wife. The order is issued on 10/25/12

10/31/2012 at 12:00 am unless the Order is extended by another Order,

You can make that request. A more common Order by the court would be that he abstain from the use of alcohol immediately before he has the child...

Do i have to honor his request ? Can I chose the length of time ?

You make the initial decision as to what is reasonable, but if you are too restrictive in your interpretation it can be used against you later.