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Its practice areas include Divorce Whether contested or not, divorce has many aspects, including but not limited to fault grounds, child custody, child support, spousal support, and equitable distribution. At Phillips & Peters, PLLC, we understand how difficult it is when parties decide to separate. We have the experience of negotiating settlement agreements and finalizing uncontested divorces as well as working with complex equitable distribution issues in a contested divorce. Phillips & Peters, PLLC is aggressive in making sure your legal needs are met with exceptional professionalism and detail. We will advocate for you and help you move forward through the process. Military Divorce Ms. Phillips and Ms. Peters are knowledgeable about the struggles that face military members and military spouses when dealing with divorce, custody and adoption. Phillips & Peters, PLLC is familiar with areas such as military retirement, SGLI, Survivor Benefit Plans and the 20/20/20 option for service members and their spouses. Living in a military community, this area of expertise is essential, and Phillips & Peters, PLLC can help you navigate the most difficult experiences with guidance and aggressive representation. Post-Divorce Issues Phillips & Peters, PLLC is equipped to handle post-divorce issues such as enforcement of orders, distribution of retirement benefits achieved through the entry of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) entered, and pursuing breach of contract issues. Phillips & Peters, PLLC can ease your mind and handle the difficult task of dealing with your former spouse. Custody Phillips & Peters, PLLC has extensive experience in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts both on the Southside and Peninsula. While often the issue of custody is raised in a divorce matter, it can also be a stand-alone issue. We will aggressively represent you to protect the best interest of your your children. Our attorneys have experience dealing with difficult relocation cases as well as custody matters for parents residing in the Hampton Roads area. Support Support issues are more complex than a simple formula. While Virginia utilizes child support guidelines, various factors can play into deviating from those guidelines. Additionally, spousal support varies even more. Phillips & Peters, PLLC will strenuously represent you in support matters to ensure you get what you deserve. Guardian Ad Litem The attorneys at Phillips & Peters, PLLC are certified as Guardians Ad Litem by the Virginia Supreme Court. A Guardian Ad Litem’s duties are not always easy, but a Guardian Ad Litem is expected to represent a child’s best interests in an adversarial matter. Most often a Guardian Ad Litem’s duties include visiting children at their home and/or school, facilitating visitation, and working with parents to ensure their child is adapting to the changes involved with custody and divorce matters. Adoption The addition of a child to your home is one of the most joyous times a family can experience. Phillips & Peters, PLLC is here to help you every step of the way, whether you are proceeding with a parental placement adoption, agency adoption, step-parent adoption, relative adoption or foreign adoption. Phillips & Peters, PLLC has the expertise you expect for handling all types of adoptions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Appellate Work Phillips & Peters, PLLC has the skill you need in an appellate case. Ms. Peters has successfully defended a case to the Virginia Supreme Court as well as cases in the Virginia Court of Appeals. Protective Orders Obtaining a protective order against a family or household member is often an emotionally draining process. The attorneys at Phillips & Peters, PLLC care about your concerns and welfare and are here to support you and zealously represent you to achieve the protection you need. Misdemeanors and Juvenile Offenses We are certified by the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission to handle misdemeanors, including assault and battery issues, domestic violence cases, and traffic misdemeanors, as well as felony and misdemeanor charges brought against juveniles. Wills We understand how important it is to keep your estate planning up to date. Your estate plan should be change along with any significant life event, such as birth/adoption of a child, divorce, etc. Phillips & Peters, PLLC can provide you with the legal resources to make your estate plan meet your needs. The number of attorneys at Phillips & Peters, PLLC is 3. There are more than 1.3 million lawyers in United States. We suggest you contact other law firms nearby before making any decisions.

During your evaluation process, you should consider whether the lawyers at Phillips & Peters, PLLC offer free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, what's the fee schedule, if there is any hidden attorney fees, whether they have good community reputation and are able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if the lawyers have ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Phillips & Peters, PLLC's office is located at Norfolk, VA, the lawyers might belong to the bar association of other states. So you should also find out in which state the lawyers are licensed to practice law, whether they are licensed at Virginia, in which area are they licensed.

You should ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of Lawyer's Practice and Years Practice are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyers' practice areas, the better service they could provide. Anyway, do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Trust your instinct, and only hire people you feel comfortabe working with.

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