Kelly Byrnes & Danker, PLLC continues to be fully available to serve the needs of both our existing clients as well as new clients for their family law matters. Although we are primarily working remotely due to the impact of COVID-19, we remain fully operational and accessible to meet with clients via video and telephone conferencing during this time period. Read More
The court generally requires parents who are getting a divorce to put together a parenting plan. Ideally, this plan sets out the structure for parenting post-divorce. It should answer questions about how much time the child spends with each parent and how medical and...
Determining child custody is not a process that simply considers what the parents want. The court’s real focus is to make a decision that is in the best interests of the child. Parents may want sole custody, for instance, but the court may determine that it would be...
Vaccination has been a common issue in divorce courts since long before the current pandemic arose. Typically, disputes take the form of one parent wanting their children to be vaccinated while the other doesn’t. However, a new type of vaccine-related conflict is...
People who share children have to be able to work as a team so they’re able to do what’s best for the children. While it isn’t always easy to make this type of arrangement work, you can do things to make the situation easier. Having a detailed,...
Child custody disputes can be very contentious. It is not unusual for one of the parties in the dispute to be dissatisfied with the judge’s decision to award custody to the other parent. Fortunately, the dissatisfied parent can take solace in knowing there is recourse...
There are generally two types of situations co-parents find themselves in once they split if they share children: Some make co-parenting look easy, while other parents are so bitter with one another that they get into spats anytime they communicate. In the latter...
You might be one of many Virginia parents who are currently navigating a divorce. You might also be able to relate to parents who are worried that their decision to divorce will result in child custody disagreements. Getting a divorce just before summertime can be...
As many Virginia parents of children with special needs can relate, you have undoubtedly encountered emotional, financial and logistical challenges in trying to provide care and treatment for an autistic child. When you decided to divorce, you may have immediately...
When you file for divorce in a Virginia court, you understand that it’s going to prompt certain changes in your life. As a parent, you also know that these changes will have a significant impact on your children as well. It’s helpful to your family if both parents are...
When parents get divorced in Virginia, they may naturally wonder how best to approach the situation with the children. As a general rule of thumb, it is important that divorcing parents make the marital breakup as positive of an experience as possible for their...
