





Governor Gibbons evidently made a mistake common among those who have finally decided to seek a divorce: he moved first and asked questions later. Many family law specialists warn against that.
While we’re on the subject of governors(see “Being Ugly in Public, posted on July 27, 2009), another who is in the midst of a difficult divorce is Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, who filed for divorce in late April after abruptly moving out of the governor’s mansion in [...]
That’s the thing about a contested divorce: it’s often ugly and it’s public. There’s no better example than the drama being played out between former New Jersey Governor James McGreevey and his estranged wife Dina Matos McGreevey.
An old friend who thought he was quite the wit (and sometimes was) used to say, “She can’t help being ugly, but she doesn’t have to go out in public.” That’s the th [...]

Virginia Beach
The Friends Meeting House
1537 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Across from Hilltop East Shopping Center
Second Saturdays:
Registration: 8-8:30am
Seminar: 8:30am–Noon
$30.00 in advance or $40.00 at the door.
Chesapeake
Extended Stay America Hotel
809 Greenbrier Circle, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Near the Chesapeake Conference Center
Second Saturdays:
Registration: 8-8:30am
Seminar: 8:30am–Noon
$30.00 in advance or $40.00 at the door.
Newport News
Hilton Garden Inn
180 Regal Way, Newport News, VA. 23602
Second Saturdays:
Registration: 8-8:30am
Seminar: 8:30am–Noon
$30.00 in advance or $40.00 at the door.
Virginia Beach
The Friends Meeting House
1537 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Across from Hilltop East Shopping Center
Registration: 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Seminar: 6:30pm - 9:00pm
$30.00 in advance or $40.00 at the door.
Virginia Beach
Hofheimer/Ferrebee, P.C.
1060 Laskin Road
Suite 12B
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 425-5200
Fax: (757) 425-6100
Newport News
Hofheimer/Ferrebee, P.C.
11815 Fountain Way
One City Center, Suite 300
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: 757-425-5200
Fax: 757-425-6100
What does it mean to get a Virginia collaborative divorce?
Does a father have to pay child support if he never married the mother?
What can be amended on a Virginia child support agreement?
Is there a statute of limitations on Virginia child support orders? I haven't acted on mine, and I'm afraid it has expired and I won't be able to get anything for my minor children.