When it comes to Military & Divorce...

The relevant date is the date of the final separation of the parties (not the date of divorce).

I need help getting my kids back.

You have ten days to file an appeal from a decision of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court to the Circuit Court.

Visitation orders with custody change?

First, the legal system has some very specific requirements. I am assuming that you were in the J&DR Court. That court requires that you file a...

If my stepdad adopts me does my biological father still owe his child support arrears?

An adoption does not erase an arrearage.

Are there any laywers who could help me to get custody of my daughter who is living in Vermont.

You would need to contact a Vermont lawyer.

Separated from spouse for a month now. He is not working and is filing for short-term disability, and maybe disability.

Courts can award spousal support either separately in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court or in the Circuit Court as a part of a...

When my children want to live with me how can I get a court date moved up?

You are experiencing the reality that courts are overcrowded. Unless you and the other parent can reach an agreement, through mediation or...

My husband is 27 yrs Army, we live in VA and I have not been served separation papers. Are we legally separated?

There are no papers required to be served in order to be separated in Virginia. You are required to be separated for one year unless you have a...

You do not have to be on the birth certificate to have rights. If the mother does not agree that he is the father, he just has to go to court to...

I would like to become emancipated from my mother,how can i begin this process and will it work.?

Refer to my Avvo Legal Guide on Emancipation.