Coronavirus Shelter-In-Place | What Does that Mean for Custodial Exchanges in Virginia?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life as we know it. Each day, people are having to adapt to constantly changing rules, policies, and advisories. Coronavirus Shelter-In-Place | What Does that Mean for Custodial Exchanges in Virginia? Virginia is not under a shelter-in-place order as of March 25, 2020; however, as COVID-19 outbreaks apex in different […]
Interesting Articles in Family Law-March 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an international custody dispute is not moot simply because the mother removed the child from the United States. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-us-courts-still-have-work-to-do-in-international-child-custody-case/2013/02/19/c8b69172-7aaa-11e2-9c27-fdd594ea6286_story.html The New York Times discusses the trend of divorcing women choosing to create new surnames for themselves. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/fashion/much-in-common-but-in-name-only.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&ref=fashion A mother is suing a local psychologist who recommended that a court […]
CGG Attends 31st Annual Family Law Seminar
On Octocber 9, Heather, Stephanie, Rob, and Adele attended the 31st Annual Family Law Seminar in Fairfax. At the start of the program, Edward Barnes provided a case law update, which highlighted Virginia’s recent recognition of a tort for Interference with Parental Rights (Wyatt v. McDermott). The seminar also included an ethics presentation by Susan Hicks focused on […]
CGG Attends Annual Family Law Seminar
Heather Cooper, Adele Garmirian, Rob Worster, and Joanne Randa attended the Annual Family Law Seminar on September 28, 2012. This year’s focus was those military issues common in divorce and post-divorce litigation. As in prior years, the seminar began with the Annual Legislative Update presented by the Honorable Scott Surovell and the Annual Virginia Case […]
Interesting Articles in Family Law
In Virginia Lawyers Weekly, ShounBach’s managing partner Albert M. Bonin advocates in favor of changing the terminology used in Virginia custody statutes. Click here for the article. A New York Times piece features a University of Richmond law professor’s views regarding pregnancy-support payments. Click here for the article. Reuters reports that a Pennsylvania father who […]