How Mediation Works in Virginia Child Custody Cases
- posted: Mar. 08, 2026
- Child Custody
When parents are engaged in a custody dispute, the legal system can feel cold and intimidating. Virginia’s courts have built mediation into the legal process to give parents a calm Read More
How Spouses’ Property Is Divided in a Virginia Divorce
- posted: Dec. 08, 2025
- Divorce
One of the most intricate and at times contentious parts of divorce is allotting each spouse a share of the couple’s property. In Virginia, this division is governed by the Read More
It is “Trust,” just “Trust”
- posted: Oct. 22, 2025
- Estate planning
Most of my blog posts have been directed at the general public. It would be good if more people had a general consciousness of what trust and estate administrators do. But Read More
Grieving and Estate Administration
- posted: Oct. 21, 2025
- Estate planning
Death is a natural process of the body, and many believe a supernatural one as well. Until we start actually receiving postcards from the edge, we will never know exactly Read More
What the Heck is Money, Anyway?
- posted: Oct. 20, 2025
- Financial Literacy
We work hard for it every day, and not always in a Gloria Estefan, romantic tale, kind of way. People murder, or worse, for it—all the time. But as you Read More
The View From Six Feet Under
- posted: Oct. 19, 2025
- Estate planning
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Trust Administration Every little child is asked what they want to be when they grow up. They proudly let us know that Read More
The Counselor’s Conundrum: Convincing the Client Not To Sue
- posted: Oct. 18, 2025
- Litigation
Lawyers have a reputation for loving litigation. Movies and TV would have the general public believe it is 80% of a lawyer’s job to litigate, with the other 20% of Read More
