Katharine Maddox has experience in all areas of family law, including division of marital property, spousal and child support, custody and visitation, relocation of children as it relates to custody and visitation, and appeals to the Virginia Court of Appeals.  In custody matters Ms. Maddox focuses on what is best for the children and she understands that absent unusual circumstances children need both parents in their lives. As part of her practice in domestic relations law, she has worked on many international family law cases with clients from multiple countries.  While Ms. Maddox regularly litigates matters and works to settle cases prior to trial, she is also trained in Collaborative law which can benefit many families through the emphasis on privacy and removing the threat of litigation from the settlement process.

Ms. Maddox is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML).  Together with Marcia Maddox (the 2008-2010 President of the US Chapter of the IAML) she planned all aspects of the 2009 US Chapter of the IAML's Spring Conference in San Antonio, Texas and the 2010 US Chapter of the IAML Spring Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including 2 days of Continuing Legal Education courses for both conferences.  In addition, Ms. Maddox presented to the IAML (including Fellows from Europe, Australia, Latin America and the United States) during the Spring 2010 conference on Enforcement of Custodial Visitation/Access Orders which involved both enforcement of custody and visitation orders entered into in Virginia together with enforcement of orders arising from other states and countries.  Since 2009, Ms. Maddox has been a contributor to the IAML newsletter.

In 2006 Ms. Maddox moved to Rome, Italy for 16 months, continuing to work part time assisting with appeals, specifically drafting briefs for submission to the Virginia Court of Appeals.  Prior to her move to Italy, Ms. Maddox was one of the leaders of both the Young Lawyers Association of the Fairfax Bar Association and the Young Leadership Committee of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) and she continues to be involved in legal organizations.  Prior to her move to Italy, Ms. Maddox wrote an article on child relocation in Virginia which was published by the VTLA.

In 2003, Ms. Maddox was selected to participate in the Judicial Council of Virginia's Solutions Conference, tasked with finding ways to improve the justice system in Virginia.  Additionally, she has attended both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer's (AAML) Institute for Family Law Associates together with the AAML's Advanced Institute for Family Law Associates which focused on improving client representation including settlement and litigation skills. Ms. Maddox has also attended numerous meetings of the AAML in the U.S. with Marcia Maddox in addition to attending numerous meetings of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) throughout the world.

Ms. Maddox received her B.A. in psychology at the University of Virginia and her J.D. (with Honors) from The George Washington University, where she served as the Chairperson of the Law School Academic Integrity Committee.

Katharine was included in Strathmore's Who's Who, 2008-2009 edition.  Acceptance into Strathmore's Who's Who is limited to individuals who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in their occupation, industry, or profession.

Ms. Maddox enjoys travel, photography, cooking and spending time with her friends and family.

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Divorce

Custody

Appeals and Appellate Law

International Family Law

Collaborative Law