Divorce Resources

Divorce

• Can We Tape?: A Practical Guide to Taping Phone Calls and In-Person Conversations in the 50 States and D.C.
• EX-POSE (EX-PARTNERS OF SERVICE MEMBERS FOR EQUALITY): National volunteer nonprofit organization educating spouses of active duty service members, reservists,National Guard and retired service members about military retirements,survivor benefit plan,continued use of I.D.cards,BX/PX commissary privileges and TRICARE coverage and issues related to military pensions and social security. Publishes a quarterly newsletter.
• Sassy Pink Peppers: What are the Sassy Pink Peppers all about? It’s about women reclaiming control over their lives and living it more fully. It’s about taking stock of your current situation and thinking of ways to improve it. If one of the critical voids in your life is a lack of single girlfriends, you have come to the right place!!!
• Thrive After Divorce: The mission of Thrive After Divorce is to empower individuals to fearlessly create and express their highest potential.

Child Custody

• Battered Women, Abused Women and Child Custody Conference: The Conference includes presentations, round-table discussions, and question & answer sessions with nationally-distinguished professionals whose work is focused on resolving the complex issues facing battered women as they strive to protect themselves and their children in and out of court during custody and visitation disputes. It is open to lay persons, and of special interest to advocates, social workers, psychologists, attorneys, judges, legal personnel, and others involved in the issue of battered women’s and abused children’s legal and civil rights violations by family courts, DSS, and other government systems.
• Custody Prep for Moms: A support site provided by those that have been through the process. Intended to help fit and loving mothers who wish to continue to be the primary caretakers of their children.
• Justice for Children: Justice for Children is a national child advocacy organization. Their site contains valuable information on recognizing child abuse and other legal resources like amicus briefs and parental alienation syndrome data.
• The Crisis in Family Law Courts: A National Organization for Women ad hoc committee gathered and posted information, and provided recommendations for mothers navigating through family court systems.

Spousal Support

• SupportGuidelines.com: The Comprehensive Resource for the Interpretation and Application
  of Child Support Guidelines in the United States
• Women’s Institute for Financial Education: The Women’s Institute for Financial Education (WIFE.org) is the oldest non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial education to women in their quest for financial independence.

Important legal resources

• Estate Plans For Families – The Estate Planners for Young Families: By combining your family’s legal, financial, tax, charitable, and business matters into a comprehensive plan, Estate Plans For Families can: Keep your affairs free from the costs and delay of probate; Assure the continuance of your lifestyle and the protection of your assets; Enable you to pass your values, responsibility and work ethic to your loved ones; Substantially reduce gift, estate, income, and generation-skipping taxes. Estate Plans For Families can help you order your affairs in a way that is personally satisfying and meets your unique objectives — all while accomplishing substantial savings for your family in the long run.
• Marriage Requirements: Virginia State Bar’s marriage requirements
• Virginia Child Support and Spousal Support Guidelines: Code of Virginia > 20-108.1
• For an interpretation of these rules, be sure to read Jeff Tarkington’s blog entry here.
• Code of Virginia, Domestic Relations: Code of Virginia – Title 20 – Domestic Relations. Virginia General Assemly – Legislative Information System
• Virginia’s Judicial System – Courts Website: The official website for the Supreme Court of Virginia.
• Monthly Divorce Seminars – Second Saturday – What Women Need to Know About Divorce: Monthly Divorce Seminars – Second Saturday – What Women Need to Know About Divorce. Monthly Seminars for Virginia Women Facing Divorce If you are a woman who is considering divorce, or perhaps in the early stages of the divorce process, you need to attend this information-packed 3-hour presentation.
• Family Equality Law Center: Family Equality Law Center – Serving the unique family law and estate planning needs of the LGBT community.
• Estate Planning: Generations Law – The estate planners for young families
• Collaborative Law: Virginia Collaborative Lawyer

State and Local Resources

• Child Support Calculator: The Child Support Obligation Calculator is designed to provide an approximate child support obligation an individual might be expected to pay, based on income guidelines that have been established by the General Assembly and incorporated in the Code of Virginia.
• Virginia.gov – The Official Commonwealth of Virginia Home Page: The Official Commonwealth of Virginia web site. The first place to look for information on Virginia Government, Jobs, and Tourism.
• Child Support Enforcement – Virginia Department of Social Services: Child Support Enforcement – Virginia Department of Social Services.
• Virginia Department of Social Services: Official Homepage – Virginia Department of Social Services.
• Virginia State Bar: Virginia State Bar website
• Virginia Beach Courts: Quick links to all Virginia Beach courts and related court services.
• Official City of Virginia Beach website: City of Virginia Beach website

General

• American Lawyer Academy: The American Lawyer Academy is an organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the legal profession throughout North America.
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• American Lawyer Academy: The American Lawyer Academy (”ALA”) is an organization dedicated to promoting excellence in the legal profession throughout North America.  Our membership consists of lawyers, solicitors, and barristers who have been selected as members of the organization based upon their legal skill, integrity, and reputation for professional competence in their own communities.