Fairfax Legal Blog
4 indications your spouse may be cheating
In Virginia, adultery is grounds for divorce, and if you suspect your spouse may be stepping out on your marriage, you may have cause to get to the bottom of things. Many cheating spouses engage in similar behaviors, so recognizing what these behaviors are may help...
When can you get spousal support in Virginia?
When you split from your spouse, you may worry about the cost of maintaining a separate household. Perhaps you left the workforce to raise children, care for the family home or support your spouse's career. If you find yourself in this situation in Virginia, learn...
When watching cartoons is a crime
Child pornography involves sexually explicit images of a person who is recognizably under the age of 18. The U.S. Code 2251 refers to the images as "visual depictions." The Code of Virginia 18.2-374.1 provides a much more detailed description of the visual depictions...
Self-defense law in Virginia
You may have difficulty envisioning yourself ever facing something as serious as a felony assault charge. Yet many of our past clients here at the First Point Law Group PC felt the same way, yet at the same time, felt justified in reacting with force to defend...
The effect of cohabitation on an alimony obligation
Contrary to popular belief, alimony awarded in a divorce case is not meant to be a punishment leveled towards the more financially successful partner in a marriage; rather, officials intend it to simply help one left financially disadvantaged by a divorce to...
Parental kidnapping: the charge and the consequences
Is it possible for a parent to kidnap his or her own child? The Code of Virginia says yes. Depending on the circumstances surrounding the alleged abduction and the intention of the parent who takes the child away, parental kidnapping is a crime that can incur serious...
What is negotiated in plea bargaining?
The vast majority of criminal cases involve some degree of plea bargaining. Whether or not it is a good idea for the defendant to accept a plea bargain depends on the details of the case, but usually plea bargaining occurs because it has the potential to be beneficial...
What is nesting?
If you are the parent of minor children, it is likely that you and your ex-spouse will have a co-parenting arrangement in the future. Co-parenting is developmentally best for children, but it is also rife with challenges. There is more than one way to have a...
In VA, a criminal charge could lead to a lifetime of consequences
In Virginia, a criminal arrest or charge stays on an individual’s record permanently, even without a subsequent conviction. From denied opportunities for education, employment and housing to the inability to pass a security clearance investigation, even a “mere”...
Could you accidently be guilty of indecent exposure?
There have been news stories in various locations where men have faced indecent exposure charges for going to the bathroom in public. It is something that men may wonder about when it comes to their risk of facing such charges. After all, an indecent exposure...
