Family Law Blog

If you are facing a transition in your family life, such as a divorce, you likely have a million questions. It is our hope that the content of these blogs will provide value to you as you contemplate or go through that transition.

Each of the blogs is written by one of the attorneys in our Family Law practice group.

Six FTLF Attorneys Named “Best Lawyers” In Family Law

Posted October 10, 2017 Filed Under: Blog, Family Law

Six attorneys in the Family Law practice group of Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP have been named 2018 “Best Lawyers” in District of… Read More

What Makes a Divorce Attorney an Effective Litigator?

Posted October 3, 2017 By Katherine A. O’Rourke & Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Family Law

The conventional wisdom in Family Law is that the divorcing client is generally better served by achieving a mutually-agreed settlement of the… Read More

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell Partners Attend Tzedek DC “Eat Well, Do Justice!” Event.

Posted September 29, 2017 Filed Under: Blog, Family Law, News

Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell Founder and Senior Partner Marna Tucker and Partner Sarah Zimmerman attended the Tzedek DC “Eat Well, Do… Read More

Will My Attorney Have My Back in My Divorce?

Posted September 18, 2017 By Molly McGuinness Saxon & Filed Under: Divorce, Family Law

Perhaps you have just learned that your wife is having an affair. Or that your husband has previously-undisclosed bank accounts in the Cayman… Read More

How Will Our Special Needs Child Affect Our Divorce?

Posted September 5, 2017 By Katherine A. O’Rourke & Filed Under: Blog, Family Law, Issues around children and divorce

Studies show that simply having children creates stress in even the most solid marriages. What then can we assume is the impact of a special needs… Read More

The High Asset Divorce

Posted August 14, 2017 By Alice Newhall & Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Family Law

In the Forbes 2017 ranking of the Top 10 Richest Counties in America, four out of the top ten counties were in Northern Virginia, namely: Loudoun… Read More

What Impact Will Family Wealth Have in My Divorce?

Posted August 10, 2017 By Richard A. Gray & Filed Under: Blog, Family Law

In addition to the assets that they have accumulated during their marriage, some divorcing couples have significant family wealth in the… Read More

U.S. Supreme Court Assures Another Right to Same-Sex Parents

Posted August 2, 2017 By Emily C. Baker & Filed Under: Blog, Family Law

In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its Obergefell decision that American same-sex couples are entitled to marry “on the same… Read More

Bethesda Area’s Top Divorce Attorneys

Posted July 14, 2017 Filed Under: Blog, Family Law

Two partners in the Family Law practice group have been named “Top Divorce Lawyers” by Bethesda magazine. Jonathan Dana and Marina Barannik… Read More

How Do I Initiate “The Conversation” About Divorce?

Posted July 11, 2017 By Molly McGuinness Saxon & Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Family Law

The beginning is the most important part of the work. – Plato

For people who have achieved clarity that their marriage… Read More

The Evolution Of Custody Law In Virginia And Across The U.S.

Posted July 11, 2017 By Emily C. Baker & Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Family Law

The American legal framework regarding the custody of children when their parents divorce has undergone tremendous change since the years when the… Read More

Partner Richard Gray Elected to State-wide Virginia Bar Position

Posted June 30, 2017 Filed Under: Blog, Family Law

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What Kind of Relationship Do You Want with Your Ex-Spouse?

Posted June 29, 2017 By Alice Newhall & Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Family Law

Because there are so many painful feelings that are integral to the process of getting a divorce – anger, shame, and grief to name a few – it… Read More