Deciding on the right lawyer to handle your legal issues can be a daunting task. When family problems become legal matters, such as in the case of divorce, you need an attorney with legal experience as well as expertise. If you are seeking an expert attorney with experience that counts, call my office so I can have the opportunity to assist you.
I am a 1975 graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, having received my Bachelor of Arts degree in business and liberal arts from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, in 1970.I am also the former president for the Washington, D.C. chapter of the John Marshall Law School Alumni Association. Since 1976, I have been practicing family law and personal injury law in Fairfax County and surrounding areas, representing clients throughout Northern Virginia.
I have over four decades of experience handling a variety of legal issues with focus and specialization in family law (prenuptial agreements, divorce, child support, custody issues), offering mediation or arbitration as well as litigation.
I am a 1975 graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago, having received my Bachelor of Arts degree in business and liberal arts from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, in 1970.I am also the former president for the Washington, D.C. chapter of the John Marshall Law School Alumni Association. Since 1976, I have been practicing family law and personal injury law in Fairfax County and surrounding areas, representing clients throughout Northern Virginia.
I have over four decades of experience handling a variety of legal issues with focus and specialization in family law (prenuptial agreements, divorce, child support, custody issues), offering mediation or arbitration as well as litigation.
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I would point out that neither party wants to have a contested divorce as it is a colossal waste of both parties' assets and is detrimental to their children.
Having said that, if the issues in your case reach a point where either or both of the parties refuse to settle for various reasons then your case is going to be contested.
Therefore, it is highly important for you to have an attorney with substantial experience.
Mr. Kaydouh has over 40 years of experience involving contested divorces in all issues.
Having said that, if the issues in your case reach a point where either or both of the parties refuse to settle for various reasons then your case is going to be contested.
Therefore, it is highly important for you to have an attorney with substantial experience.
Mr. Kaydouh has over 40 years of experience involving contested divorces in all issues.
Although you may have joint custody, it does not necessarily mean that the children are going to be living at one parent's residence.
There is a doctrine called shared custody wherein the days of the week are divided where each parent has the child/children for a certain time during the week and alternates on the weekends.
The courts are preferring this approach because the child/children have access to both parents.
This usually works out if both parents are in close geographic proximity to each other so that it would not create a wear and tear on the children going back and forth long distances to each parents home.
There is a doctrine called shared custody wherein the days of the week are divided where each parent has the child/children for a certain time during the week and alternates on the weekends.
The courts are preferring this approach because the child/children have access to both parents.
This usually works out if both parents are in close geographic proximity to each other so that it would not create a wear and tear on the children going back and forth long distances to each parents home.
If a case starts out as being contested, there is always the possibility of utilizing Alternative Dispute Resolution which could either be mediation or arbitration with a retired judge or mediator.
Sometimes having both of the parties listen to an experienced mediator or retired judge will make a huge difference in understanding and accepting which way their case is going to go in court and/or dispelling their unreasonable expectations.
We are always available to find an appropriate mediator and/or arbitrator on any and all issues growing out of a divorce which is contested so as to save the client substantial fees in going to court.
Sometimes having both of the parties listen to an experienced mediator or retired judge will make a huge difference in understanding and accepting which way their case is going to go in court and/or dispelling their unreasonable expectations.
We are always available to find an appropriate mediator and/or arbitrator on any and all issues growing out of a divorce which is contested so as to save the client substantial fees in going to court.
Separation Agreements are agreements that constitute a negotiated contract between the parties relating to all issues in the case such as custody, visitation, child support, spousal support, division of all assets including retirement accounts, thrift plans and stock options, and anything else that constitutes marital property.
There must first be an understanding by the client as to what marital property is.
Marital property generally is that property which is acquired during the marriage.
There is a complicating factor sometimes in that property which was a party's separate property, owned prior to the marriage, such as a house or a retirement account, can become part marital property if there were contributions made during the marriage which would then cause the separate property to become part separate and part marital property.
There must first be an understanding by the client as to what marital property is.
Marital property generally is that property which is acquired during the marriage.
There is a complicating factor sometimes in that property which was a party's separate property, owned prior to the marriage, such as a house or a retirement account, can become part marital property if there were contributions made during the marriage which would then cause the separate property to become part separate and part marital property.
Northern Virginia has a huge population with substantial assets that it did not have 20 years ago.
With the technology boom, stock market boom, and real estate boom, there are many individuals that during a 10, 15 or 20-year marriage have acquired immense fortunes.
The analysis of what the fortune consists of and whether or not it constitutes marital property requires intense work and preparation if in fact the case is contested and has to go to court because the burden is on the party claiming the share of the marital assets to prove why it should be considered a marital asset.
With the technology boom, stock market boom, and real estate boom, there are many individuals that during a 10, 15 or 20-year marriage have acquired immense fortunes.
The analysis of what the fortune consists of and whether or not it constitutes marital property requires intense work and preparation if in fact the case is contested and has to go to court because the burden is on the party claiming the share of the marital assets to prove why it should be considered a marital asset.
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