Reviewed by Margaret Thompson   “Best day EVER!” That’s just what a working mom likes to hear when she takes her kids to work with her on a summer day. Okay, on this particular day, my job was to sample…

By Julie M. Cilio, Esquire   Even though we may feel like technology has been around for a while now, the opportunities our children have online and through their smartphones is astounding. Kids have been texting for years. But Instagram, Snapchat,…

  By Julie M. Cilio, Esquire   Happy Mother's Day – a day to celebrate being a mom and having a mom. Celebrations during a separation or divorce, however, can be complicated. The difficult emotions that surround couples who are separating or divorcing can make…

  By Julie M. Cilio, Esquire   Families have lots of different ways of operating in 2015. In some families, both parents work outside the home; in other families, one parent works full time outside the home while the other parent works…

If you live in the far West End or Midlothian, it can be hard to decide which of the many grocery stores to visit. But many families in Central Virginia don’t have those same options. In 2012, Richmond was identified…

Believe it or not, even as divorce attorneys, when we meet with people who want information about worse case scenarios if a separation occurs, those folks still want their marriage to work.  They seek legal advice to protect themselves, but…

From changing leaves to pumpkins, to turkeys, then candles, strings of lights and decorated trees, our fall days blur into winter, leaving carefree summer a distant memory. These holiday makers seem to pull many of us along at a rapid…

  By Julie M. Cillo     The holidays can be the best of times or the worst of times; and during a separation or after a divorce, the unique issues that face parents dealing with child custody tend to…