Staying a child support order pending appeal

The Circuit Court can issue a stay; however, there is virtually no chance of having that happen.As an aside, it also is highly unlikely that the...

There is no written statute on the issue. The answer depends on the judge hearing the case. Generally speaking, however, courts would not look...

After-School Care

You cannot make an 8 year old be under the care of a 15 year old sibling. If the child, in fact, is in after school care, that will be figured into...

Can I get alimony payments reduced or terminated?

The answer depends on how the support was established. If the parties entered into an Agreement that set the amount, but did not provide that it...

Can a domestice violence conviction be overturned? If so how?

If the appeal period has passed, you are not going to be able to have it overturned. If the appeal period has not passed (but I assume from your...

The father is not around and i dont want anything from him....... do i still need to take him to court?

There is no need to file anything in court unless you want to have paternity legally determined (for future inheritance or child support...

I live in VA and i am about to go through my divorce. we have a seperation agreement but it did not specify 401k. Am i entitled

If you did not waive your interest in the 401(k), which you apparently did not do directly, this still can be addressed in the divorce. You may...

Can i get my record exponged even though i pleaded quilty to the crime of spousal abuse i got 2 years good behavior

You can refer to my AVVO Legal Guide which discuses Expungement of criminal records. Generally, there is a legal process for removing all evidence...

Can a divorce mother of two kids live with another guy after the divorce is final in the state of virginia?

A person, mother or not, CAN live wherever and with whoever she wants. If the other parent of the children has some concern about the living...

How likely is it to have a court allow a primary custodial parent to move out of state?

Relocation cases are always difficult to predict, and the outcomes are very fact and judge specific. The law requires that the relocation provide a...