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In Virginia Lawyers Weekly: Court Sides with SmolenPlevy Client in Medical...
Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard E. Gardiner sided with a clinical psychologist who wanted to withhold a patient’s mental health records. As Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports, SmolenPlevy...
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Grandparents and Siblings May Have Custody Rights in Virginia
Jane hugged her two children for what turned out to be the last time. Her husband, John, was distraught and started drinking — again — to handle the stress as her illness progressed. Jane’s parents...
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Grandparents and Siblings Can Petition for Child Visitation in Virginia
A former couple finalizing their bitter divorce, may never want to see each other again. However, because they had children, life gets more complicated. Each set of grandparents share their disdain...
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SmolenPlevy Congratulates 2019 Legal Elite Winners
SmolenPlevy congratulates the 2019 Legal Elite winners: Principals, Kathryn Dickerson and Dan Ruttenberg. Kathryn is recognized for family law domestic relations and Dan is recognized for taxes,...
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Who Gets the Engagement Ring After a Breakup?
Although engagements are typically a time of joy and associated with new beginnings, some engagements come to an unforeseen end. When this happens, a major question on everyone’s mind is “who will get...
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A Joint Home Purchase Can Ease Estate Tax Liability
If you’re planning on buying a home that you wish to one day pass on to your adult children, a joint purchase can reduce estate tax liability, provided the children have sufficient funds to finance...
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Protect Your Peace of Mind with a Trust Protector
Irrevocable trusts can allow for the smooth, tax-advantaged transfer of wealth to family members. But there’s a drawback: When you set up an irrevocable trust, you must relinquish control of the...
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Coronavirus Update: Now is the Time for Estate Planning
Silver linings are difficult, but not impossible to spot at the moment. One bright spot: the free time we’re faced with provides a perfect opportunity to take care of your long-delayed estate plan....
View ArticleA Message from SmolenPlevy on Coronavirus
Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends: As we all work to meet this challenge and ensure that our families are safe, please know that SmolenPlevy is here to assist you. Each day brings news of different...
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How Does Coronavirus Impact Separation, Divorce and Custody?
It’s a perfect storm. You and your soon-to-be-former spouse are legally separated, but for whatever reasons — often financial — you both remain living in the same home. That’s been working, because at...
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Seven Guidelines for Parents Who Are Divorce/Separated and Sharing Custody of...
Schools in Virginia are officially closed for the school year because of COVID-19, leaving many people wondering how they’re going to share custody of their children with the other parent. The...
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Dan Ruttenberg on How the Paycheck Protection Program Can Help Your Small...
SmolenPlevy’s Dan Ruttenberg says the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) can be the lifeline your small business needs to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Among the highlights: it can cover two and a...
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Coronavirus: How it Affects Child Custody Summer Schedules
Governor Northam officially declared a Stay-At-Home order until June 10, 2010, leaving divorced or separated parents concerned about how to handle their custody agreement. During the summer, when both...
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Lease Renegotiations Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
In the last three weeks, millions of U.S. workers lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Tenants nationwide are now struggling to pay rent and landlords are seeing their revenue...
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How to Co-Parent During the Coronavirus Crisis
Schools are closed through the school year, which means children are going to be home for the next five months. In divorced or separated families, the parent who has primary custody is now with the...
View ArticleEstate Planning During COVID-19 Webinar With Dan Ruttenberg
The COVID-19 crisis offers us a reminder to be prepared – and provides an opportunity to take control in these uncertain times. “A lot of people put off estate planning, but now is the time to take...
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High Honors: SmolenPlevy Principals Named in 2020 Super Lawyers
These are tough times, but please know we’re here for you. Super Lawyers names Principals Alan Plevy, Kyung (Kathryn) Dickerson and Dan Ruttenberg to its 2020 Virginia and Washington D.C. list. Ms....
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Coronavirus: How it Affects Child Visitation
For the past couple of months everyone has been dealing with living in quarantine because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, as states get ready to open up, divorced parents are facing issues with how...
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Preparing for a Divorce During COVID-19
Do you feel like that emoji with the top of its head exploding in a mushroom cloud? Does it feel like you made the decision to leave your spouse years ago, only to realize it was just after the...
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Coronavirus: How it Affects a Pending Divorce
Just when you’ve decided to take the next step and file for divorce, a global pandemic happens. You may have a lot of questions, including how can I get this over with? SmolenPlevy family law attorney...
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