Are reimbursements for child medical care required?
Wondering if you’re legally required to pay for your child’s unpaid medical expenses? This article explains how Virginia law handles reimbursements for child care, what qualifies as necessary, and how courts divide the cost between parents.
Pet Custody in Divorce: What Happens to Your Pet in Virginia?
Pet custody in divorce can be emotionally challenging. Discover how Virginia law treats pets during separation and what steps you can take to ensure your beloved companion stays with you.
What is a Parenting Capacity Evaluation? | Custody Law Explained
A parenting capacity evaluation helps courts assess a parent’s ability to care for their child. At Waltrip & Campbell, PC, our experienced attorneys guide you through every step of the process to protect your parental rights.
FAQ: Child Custody & Visitation
Navigating a child custody dispute in Virginia? Learn about legal rights, visitation rules, mediation, sole custody, and how courts decide what’s best for your child.
4 Phases of an Uncontested Divorce
Uncontested divorce is a unique area of the law. Unlike other civil suits there is a timeline and phases, which can either make the case move forward quite quickly, or when not handled properly, extremely slow. I have often been asked by clients during an uncontested divorce “when will this be over?” This is a […]
Is An Uncontested Divorce Right for Me?
A common question potential clients often struggle with is whether or not an uncontested divorce is right for them. The question is really less about assets, then about your approach to the divorce process. In this blog I examine what are the real issues behind whether an uncontested divorce is right for clients. 1. I […]
Three Things For Your Child Custody and Support Consultation
Often clients wonder what documents are most important for a consultation. For a criminal charge, the answer is simple, the summons given to you by police evidencing the charges. But, what should you bring to a child custody and support consultation? This blog lays out the most helpful documents to bring to a child custody […]
Can I win my relocation case?
Courts take very seriously relocation cases. As these cases can involve moving a child from their school, friends, relatives and the home they may have lived in, possibly their entire lives, a parent must ask themselves, “can I win my relocation case?” In this blog I examine a few of the important considerations in any […]
Custody Rights of Parents versus Grandparents
A common question that I receive as a child custody attorney is what are the custody rights of parents versus grandparents? The Court applies a different analysis depending on whether a grandparent is seeking custody, or whether they are seeking visitation. In this blog I focus on the analysis a court will use to determine […]
Changes to Virginia’s Child Support Statute (2014)
Effective July 1, 2014 a number of changes were made to the child support statute in Virginia. The three most important changes are (1) the guideline limits on gross income; (2) removal of the $250 requirement for custodial parents, and (3) cessation of secondary employment. I examine each of these changes below. 1. The Guideline […]