Virginia Divorce Lawyers

Family law issues can impact financial futures, legal obligations and the emotional wellbeing of families. Understanding how to protect both your short and long-term interests is often crucial to fostering emotional well-being in the long run. At the law office of The Maddox Law Firm, P.C., our attorneys explain the financial and legal consequences of divorce, child custody, spousal support and other family law issues. We prepare our clients for difficult decisions, positioning them for life after divorce or separation. We explain tax consequences, how your estate plan could be affected, what sorts of immigration issues arise in international family law matters and how you can take steps to avoid a divorce settlement that you may regret for the rest of your life.

To schedule an appointment to discuss your case and how we can help you, contact family law attorneys at The Maddox Law Firm, P.C. today.

Areas of Practice

Our attorneys advise and represent clients regarding:

Family Law and Divorce:

• Alimony/Spousal Support - determining the amount of spousal support based on income, employment history, education, health and lifestyle of the receiving spouse
• Child Custody and Visitation - child custody, legal custody, physical custody, visitation, enforcement, contempt, modification, grandparent visitation, paternity and interstate and international jurisdiction
• Child Support - child support awards, child support arrearages, child support enforcement
• Equitable Distribution/division of marital property - marital assets, marital debts, business valuation, business interests, valuation of retirement accounts, 401(k)s, pensions, stocks and bonds, tax considerations, premarital and prenuptial agreements, separate property, gifts, inheritance and stock incentive plans and options
• Domestic Assault and Violence - physical child abuse, psychological abuse, spousal physical violence, spousal sexual violence, restraining and protective orders, stalking and harassment
• Military Family Law - domicile and residency requirements for filing and service, compliance with military rules and regulations, military retired pay and marital property under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (USFSPA), military benefits and retirement interests, Service Members Civil Relief Act (formerly known as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act)
• Child Abduction - Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA)
• Premarital Agreements - premarital agreements and prenuptial agreements regarding premarital assets, premarital debts, how property will be divided in the event of a divorce and whether spousal support will be paid in the event of a divorce
• Separation and Property Settlement Agreements, including mid-marriage agreements - legally binding agreements between spouses which resolve issues such as marital property and marital debt division, spousal support, child custody, visitation, child support and insurance coverage
• Family Law Jurisdiction - Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), and Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)

International Family Law:

• International Divorce - including issues related to international child custody arrangements, the division of marital property, visitation rights and the division of marital debt
• International Child Custody - involving enforcement of child custody decisions by United States courts according to the Hague convention, as well as preventing child abduction through working with the State Department and U.S. embassy personnel
• Appeals and Appellate Practice - divorce, military divorce, child custody and visitation orders, child support orders, spousal support orders, equitable distribution of marital property, and family law jurisdictional issues under the UCCJEA and PKPA.

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