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John Crouch
Arlington, Virginia
I am a long-time family-law and estate-planning lawyer who believes in improving divorce and single parenthood, but more importantly, in preventing them.
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Teasingest headline ever in Virginia Lawyers Weekly: "No-fault divorce law unconstitutional, judge rules"
No-fault divorce law unconstitutional, judge rules By: Peter Vieth September 9, 2019 - Virginia Lawyers Weekly (Actually, what Fairfax judge Steven Shannon ruled was that in a husband-free marriage, it was unconstitutional for the law to require that a “husband... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2019 at The Family Law News Blog
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I've heard lawyers say some evil things, but this is the absolute worst:
'... Lawyer Bruce Christensen confirmed that the author has never met the boy, but denied that the youngster has expressed an interest in seeing his dad or is suffering from his absence. “This is the first time I’m hearing about... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2019 at The Family Law News Blog
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UK, Latvia, Mississippi, Louisiana have the most single moms, and other new mind-blowing stats
Single Mother Statistics That Will Blow Your Mind Continue reading
Posted Mar 8, 2019 at Divorce Statistics and Studies Blog
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Governor approves 11 of 12 bills reforming family law, offers substitute for domestic violence bill
GOVERNOR PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE INSTEAD OF APPROVING: SUBSTITUTE FOR: HB 2042 Assault and battery against a family or household member; prior conviction; mandatory minimum term of confinement. Provides that upon a conviction for assault and battery against a family or household... Continue reading
Posted Feb 25, 2019 at The Family Law News Blog
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When I decided to do Collaborative Divorce, I never hoped it could be this good ...
‘Til Death Us Do Part--The Unintentional Fulfillment of Their Marital Vows, Even After their Divorce By COLLABORATIVE DIVORCE AMARILLO Continue reading
Posted Sep 20, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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As others see us: Cultural differences that take Americans by surprise
Common To Us, Confusing To Everyone Else: Things About America That Seem Odd To Visitors From Abroad As Americans, we may feel like we’re the center of the universe, but certain cultural quirks serve as reminders that there’s a big,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2018 at International Family Law News & Analysis
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Using marital contracts to stabilize marriages: past, present, and possible
Posted Jul 26, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Family law attorneys saw Kelly Rutherford case as something completely different.
"Everything the Media is WRONG about in Kelly Rutherford Custody Case" on the Divorce Matters Blog Continue reading
Posted Jul 17, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Living trusts now automatically revised (not revoked) by divorce suits
Under HB 746, which became law July 1, transfers to a revocable living trust for the benefit of a spouse are revoked by a divorce or annulment. The trust is not revoked, just those transfers or benefits are. The filing... Continue reading
Posted Jul 12, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Words only the media uses, and sometimes even they don't understand them: Vex, blaze, slay, imbroglio & many more
It's a feature, not a bug. Sometime you do it to use the shortest word possible in a headline, other times for variety, but as Gene Weingarten points out, also to "cover" yourself, or out of dull and stilted habit and a disregard for readers and their real-life experience, forgetting... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2018 at Parts of Speech
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Leading child advocate calls for trained, respected, funded legal defenders for parents
The Importance of Family Defense By Martin Guggenheim, ABA Family Law Quarterly Volume 48, No. 4 (Winter 2015) pp. 597-607 This article describes the growing field of “Family Defense,” which involves lawyers and other advocates working on behalf of parents... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Martha Raye: Bigger than Henry VIII in Divorce, Marriage
Singer and actress Martha Raye, honored for her tireless work with the troops in WW2, had <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Raye">seven marriages, lasting between 4 months and 9 years and averaging 3.5 years. She had 6 weddings in 19 years, 1937-1956. After her... Continue reading
Posted Jun 26, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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US cuts way back on asylum for domestic violence, gang violence
Matter of A-B-, Respondent Decided by Attorney General June 11, 2018 Cite as 27 I&N Dec. 316 (A.G. 2018) Interim Decision #3929 Continue reading
Posted Jun 13, 2018 at International Family Law News & Analysis
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Forbes & "Above the Law" get one wrong -- there's no tax on divorce settlements
"Examples of settlements facing tax on 100% include recoveries ... from your ex-spouse for claims related to your divorce or children," tax lawyer Robert Wood wrote in Forbes recently. "Defamation, financial fraud, divorce, malpractice, false imprisonment — clients will be... Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Judicial independence is threatened because self-satisfied courts & lawyers don't listen, don't explain, don't adapt to public's needs
So says Jesse Rutledge of the National Center for State Courts in Williamsburg, Virginia, based on the Center's annual surveys of public opinion about the courts, and decades of working on how the courts interact with the population: "It’s really... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Divorce/separation not affordable for Bay-area lawyers, other professionals, so here's what they do:
Bay area couples who separate or divorce are increasingly sharing a home for economic reasons, Amy Graff writes in SFGATE. The example she leads with includes a lawyer in private practice. For actual separation to be affordable, at least one... Continue reading
Posted Jun 1, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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New Virginia joint custody law probably changes nothing -- except maybe hearts and minds and expectations
"When parents split, new Virginia law will make it easier to get joint custody," Saleen Martin writes in the Virginian-Pilot. Looking at what the final version of the bill actually contains, I just don't see how it changes anything. But... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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The reality behind "Divorce Corp."? Divorce lawyers differ.
Divorce Corp Movie: All-or-None Thinking? By Bill Eddy Divorce Corp Movie Review Pt. 2 By Bill Eddy Rosenblum: 'Divorce Corp.' is stark reminder of high costs of U.S. breakups "An Essay on Divorce Corp., The Movie" By family law attorney... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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State Dept. Reports on Child Abduction in Hague and Non-Hague Countries
The worst "countries demonstrating a pattern of noncompliance" in 2017: Argentina Bahamas Brazil China Dominican Republic Ecuador India Japan Jordan Morocco Peru United Arab Emirates -- Department of State, Annual Report on International Child Abduction, 2018 "The 2018 report said... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2018 at International Family Law News & Analysis
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Where did we get those old law books? It's quite a story. It starts when Washington was president ...
Posted May 17, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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German Hague order denied return on consent & credibility grounds without finding on other elements; gets comity in later US Hague case
A federal court in a Hague case granted comity to a German court decision in an earlier Hague case between the same parents, which had denied return on the consent issue alone and thus did not make a finding on... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2018 at International Family Law News & Analysis
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Kentucky enacts 50-50 custody presumption
"There shall be a presumption, rebuttable by a preponderance of evidence, that joint custody and equally shared parenting time is in the best interest of the child. If a deviation from equal parenting time is warranted, the court shall construct... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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Shocked by cheerfully ignorant, arrogant decision-making? Not if you've seen a judge learn family law on the job.
There was a lot of interest on social media in Jesse Singal's analysis of how President Trump deals quickly and authoritatively with issues he admittedly knows nothing about. Singal was thunderstruck at how monstrously dangerous it was to have major... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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India: Panel proposes unique "Disputes Resolution Authority" on international child abduction instead of joining Hague Convention
The Justice Rajesh Bindal Committee, assigned to evaluate joining the Hague Convention on international parental child abduction, has instead proposed creating an "Inter-Country Parental Child Removal Disputes Resolution Authority". The proposal expressly rejects some basic principles of the Hague Convention... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2018 at International Family Law News & Analysis
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Tainted Love? Let Us Count the Cost. Forbes Magazine Audits Adultery's Accounts.
"How Much Does Infidelity Cost?", Forbes.com asks. I'm just glad someone is asking the question, and acknowledging that such choices, and divorce, have costs and are not "value-neutral." The article starts with costs so trivial as to be ridiculous, but... Continue reading
Posted May 4, 2018 at The Family Law News Blog
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