Technology can be wonderful. New inventions often make our lives easier or more entertaining (or both). Technology, however, can have negative attributes as well. As members of our current society, we must educate ourselves equally on the benefits and pitfalls of the newest devices and trends.
Nowhere is this clearer than in the context of family law,
Whether we like it or not, the world has gone digital. Civil and criminal litigators alike are now routinely expected to acquire and use electronic evidence. The risk of doing so improperly may prove fatal to your client’s case. We have assembled a panel of experts to address topics such as basic computer forensics,
Once you have decided that probate of the estate of a loved one is necessary, what do you do next?
First, you must decide who will serve as executor (if the decedent has died with a will) or administrator (if the decedent has died without a will). For guidance, you should first review the decedent’s will.
Our laws which govern spousal support were modified on July 1, 1998 in Virginia. The Court can now award rehabilitative spousal support for a period of time based upon certain factors such as the education, training, employment history, decisions made regarding the care of the children, and physical and mental health of the party seeking support.
Probate is the process by which the assets of a person who has died (i.e., the “decedent”) are distributed to his or her heirs or beneficiaries and the debts of the decedent are satisfied by the decedent’s executor (if the decedent dies with a will) or the decedent’s administrator (if the decedent dies without a will).
Harnessing all of that Spider pride to lead the URAA, Kaufman will focus his presidency on engaging alumni and current students. Read the full article “New Alumni Association President Looks to Empower the Spider Network”.
I think our firm does a better job than most in trying to keep our clients’ legal costs down, and in being sympathetic to the notion that individuals do not have unlimited funds with which to resolve their legal troubles. Still, as with any firm, we do occasionally have clients who conclude their representation with us being dissatisfied with the magnitude of their legal bill.
Often in a divorce action, the departing spouse, remorseful, may be eager to end the marriage. In his or her eagerness, this spouse will often make a more than generous offer to settle the domestic issues. In these cases, I often urge my client to look to the future, not to the past,
In my last post, I described a list of potential avenues to consider when seeking to preserve or obtain evidence which might corroborate that a spouse is cheating. In that post, I also tried to emphasize that any evidence-gathering should be done lawfully. After all, while striving to corroborate one crime (yes,
Perhaps one of the most devastating things a spouse could discover about his or her partner is that he or she is cheating. Obviously, even the thought that a spouse might be committing adulteryis an emotional issue, which is best addressed by counselors and other mental health professionals, rather than attorneys.
