Addressing Parental Alienation Issues Early Can Provide Lasting Protection to Children [06.24.2022] What is parental alienation? Parental alienation is when one parent attempts to turn one or more children against the other parent in one or more ways. ...
Parenting Time [03.29.2022] The most painful and challenging aspect of separating from your significant other when children are involved is considering the impact on the children and determining how to make the best of a new situation. Often during the...
Ms. Godfrey has been practicing law for 13 years. Prior to joining WhitbeckBeglis, she founded her own private practice in 2016 in Oklahoma City. She focuses on family law, which includes divorce, child support, custody modifications, Guardian ad Litem, adoption, and...
Ms. Godfrey has been practicing law for 13 years. Prior to joining WhitbeckBeglis, she founded her own private practice in 2016 in Oklahoma City. She focuses on family law, which includes divorce, child support, custody modifications, Guardian ad Litem, adoption, and...
Ms. Godfrey has been practicing law for 13 years. Prior to joining WhitbeckBeglis, she founded her own private practice in 2016 in Oklahoma City. She focuses on family law, which includes divorce, child support, custody modifications, Guardian ad Litem, adoption, and...
Supervised Visitation in Virginia [11.19.2021] A child has the right to have contact with both parents. However, what a parent’s visitation looks like and how often it occurs, and supervision of a parent’s visitation can be ordered by the courts. A Judge has the...
The Importance of Cooperation with the Guardian ad Litem [11.05.2021] What is a guardian ad litem (GAL) in a family law case? In Virginia, a guardian ad litem or “GAL” is an attorney that holds a special certification to act as an advocate for a client in a case....
John C. Whitbeck, Jr. is the founder of WhitbeckBeglis. His practice focuses on family law, special education law, and mental health law. He regularly practices in several jurisdictions in the Northern Virginia area. He has also been certified as an expert witness in...
Coordinating Child Custody During Holidays [10.01.2021] Halloween – Is this considered a holiday? What about Columbus Day? Their dad has visitation Mondays and Tuesdays, but we agreed to every other holiday, and the kids have a three-day weekend, so can I take them on...
Is Electronic Data Obtained Without A Spouse's Permission Admissible in a Divorce or Custody Case [09.15.2021] In the midst of a contentious divorce or custody battle, many individuals obtain emails or text messages of their spouse and want to use them as evidence in...
