Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a psychological disorder which includes traits like a lack of empathy for others, an inflated sense of self, and a deep need for admiration and attention. Divorcing is difficult enough, but a narcissist can make a difficult process even more contentious and troublesome. This is because the narcissist will likely create more blame and problems …
How Do You Prove a Mother Unfit in Virginia?
Child custody is one of the most contentious issues in a divorce. In most cases, both parents would want to get custody of their child. However, when determining custody, the court will always base their decision on the child’s best interests. Even when one parent is granted full custody, the other parent will most likely be given enough time to …
Can My Wife Get My VA Disability If We Divorce in Virginia?
Veterans going through a divorce may be concerned about losing a portion of their disability pay to child support, alimony payments, and/or property division. For any veteran who’s in the process of getting a divorce, hiring a knowledgeable and experienced military divorce lawyer is crucial. They will need help understanding what’s at stake, and to make sure assets are fairly …
The National Trial Lawyers Announces Nora Misenti as One of Its Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Virginia
For Immediate Release The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Nora Misenti of Holcomb Law, PC has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Virginia, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the field. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation …
Why You Want An Attorney To Draft Your Will and Other Estate Documents
Let’s talk about estate planning. You’ve made the decision to get a Will drafted, or perhaps something in your situation has changed which now requires you to update your Will. You think maybe it’ll be easier to draft one on your own or maybe you should look online to have one filled in for you. We are living in an …
Virginia Custody Laws Moving Out of State – Can I Leave State of Virginia with my Child?
My name is Stephen Jones, and I am an associate attorney here at Holcomb Law. Relocation custody cases are not uncommon. A parent’s decision to relocate can be for any number of reasons, but essentially you find yourself on one or two sides. Either you are the parent who wants to relocate and take the child, or you are …
Do grandparents have legal rights to see their grandchildren in Virginia?
My name is Nora Misenti. I’m an attorney here at Holcomb Law. And a question has been asked as to whether or not grandparents have rights to visitation with their grandchildren? There are no automatic grandparent’s visitation rights in Virginia. Grandparents are however persons with legitimate interest. What that means is a grandparent has a right to file a …
How To File For Divorce in Virginia
We’ve been getting a lot of questions about how you can file for divorce and how you can start a divorce, and one thing that you really need to know and remember is that there’s a condition precedent before you can file for divorce that needs to be [inaudible 00:00:17]. One of you, meaning one spouse, needs to have …
How is Property Divided During a Virginia Divorce?
This is Nora Misenti, I’m an attorney at Holcomb Law, and a question’s been asked about how Virginia divides up marital property, what’s considered marital property, is Virginia a community property state. Virginia is not a community property state. That means that there’s no automatic 50/50 split when you’re getting divorced and you’re trying to figure out what to …
Filing for Divorce While in Military in Virginia
Hello. I’m Carter Allen lead attorney here at Holcomb Law. Today. I’m going to give you some of the basics of military divorce in Virginia. As you might expect, many of our military members serving and based here in the Old Dominion have come here from other states or even other countries. The requirements of military service put an …