While divorce may spring to mind when you think about family law, there is a lot more to this important branch of the law than divorce alone. If you are facing a concern that affects your rights as a parent, the makeup of your family, your children’s welfare, or your financial rights as they relate to divorce, do not hesitate to reach out to an experienced family law lawyer in Hampton Roads.Â
Some of the primary issues that family law addresses include the following:
If you are facing a divorce, family law will guide your case, and because the terms of your divorce directly affect your financial and parental rights, having professional legal guidance in your corner is always in your best interest. Some of the factors that commonly make the already complicated divorce process that much more so include:
Paternity refers to the legal identification of a child’s father, and in Virginia, paternity must be established when the parents are not married at the time of a child’s birth. If both parents are not in agreement regarding who the father is, paternity will need to be established through DNA testing (as ordered by the court). The establishment of paternity can benefit everyone involved in all the following ways:
Adoption allows couples to grow their families and allows stepparents to become the legal parents of their stepchildren. Adoption is both an enriching choice and a complicated legal matter that can prove exceptionally challenging.Â
The trusted family law lawyers at Mahoney Richmond Thurston PLLC, in Hampton Roads, Virginia, take immense pride in helping clients like you favorably resolve their divorce, adoption, and paternity concerns, and we are here for you too. To learn more about how we can help, please don’t wait to reach out and contact us today.Â