Mullett Dove & Bradley Family Law, PLLC

Laura Dove and Jennifer Bradley attended the Collaborative Divorce 3-Day Team Training in Williamsburg, Virginia last week. The interdisciplinary training was sponsored by the Virginia Collaborative Professionals and the Collaborative Practice Training Institute. Laura and Jennifer are both qualified to

The Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the elite American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers sponsor an annual continuing legal education seminar focused solely on the practice of divorce and family law in Virginia. This year’s topics included foreign divorces and related

If passed by the Virginia General Assembly this session, Delegate Scott Surovell’s HB940 will decriminalize adultery in the Commonwealth. Although the crime of adultery is rarely ever prosecuted, the fact that it remains a Class 4 misdemeanor allows those accused

Virginia’s new Attorney General, Mark Herring, will not defend the Commonwealth in the two lawsuits recently filed on the ground that Section 15-A of the Constitution of Virginia violates the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/23/us-usa-gaymarriage-virginia-idUSBREA0M12Z20140123

We pleased to officially announce the addition of Christopher Pascal to our growing firm.  Mr. Pascal attended the University of Richmond School of Law and then served as a judicial clerk for the Arlington County Circuit Court before joining Mullett

Laura Dove and Jennifer Bradley will be attending the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals training seminar in Miami, Florida on November 10-11, 2013.  They will become certified to provide collaborative practice services to interested clients. For more information about this

  The National Center for Family & Marriage Research recently performed an analysis of federal census data and found that only 29 out of every 1,000 divorced or widowed Americans remarry. As the stigma associated with non-marital cohabitation has waned,

Not too long ago, a couple’s 20 year-anniversary was considered a definitive indicator that they would stay married ‘til death do them part. Not anymore. According to a recent survey conducted by the elite American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, divorce

In June 2013, the Virginia Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the Carroll County Circuit Court’s decision to award 55% of the marital estate to the Wife as a result of the Husband’s negative non-monetary contributions to the marriage—specifically, his poor

It’s no secret that the majority of Virginia voters do not support same-sex marriage, at least not when it comes to the voting booth.  In 2004, the Virginia General Assembly enacted Virginia Code § 20-45.3, which specifically prohibits the recognition