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Read moreThis post highlights a few of the most frequently asked questions we hear from potential clients and clients about Virginia custody and visitation law: WHAT IS LEGAL CUSTODY? Answer: Legal custody is the right to makes significant decisions concerning a child’s welfare, such as medical, educational, or religious decisions. ...
Read moreMarriage laws in the United States for LGBT families vary widely from state to state and are changing rapidly. Consistent with this evolving landscape, the state of same-sex marriage in Virginia is in limbo. Virginia has a statutory ban on same-sex marriage (Code of VA §20-45.3), which a federal...
Read moreJonathan Kales has been selected to the 2014 Virginia Super Lawyers list. This honor is awarded to no more than 5% of Virginia attorneys. The annual selections are made using a multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice...
Read moreThis week, Kales & Kales is celebrating ten years in business. In some ways it seems like yesterday when we opened our doors, and, in others, it seems like we’ve been doing this forever. We have learned a lot in ten years—a lot of things they don’t teach you...
Read moreDivorcing parents are usually concerned about the emotional toll that their divorce may have on their children. This worry can go up exponentially when a special needs child is involved, a situation that we encounter not infrequently in the family law world. Studies indicate the divorce rate for parents...
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