Dealing With Divorce
“Mike, we need to talk,” Kate said as soon as Mike walked in the door. “What now, Kate?” He replied [...]
Fighting For Your Child – An Adoption Story
How long would you fight for your child? …days, weeks, months, years? How much money would you spend in your [...]
The Catch All Language
The Standards of Proof which a Court must consider in granting an Adoption without the Consent of a birth parent [...]
The Detriment Requirement
When Section 63.2-1205 was enacted in 1995, it included language requiring the trial court to consider whether failure to grant [...]
Doe VS Doe
In the important 2011 case of Copeland v. Todd, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld the constitutionality of Section 63.2-1205 of [...]
The Home Study Requirements
In Copeland v. Todd, the Supreme Court of Virginia pointed out that the standards of proof in contested adoption cases must be [...]