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  • Virginia Lawyer Magazine - February 2005

Virginia Lawyer Magazine - February 2005

Vol. 53/No. 7

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Family Law Section

Family Law Today: Dynamic, Complex Cases Challenge Practitioners
by Edward D. Barnes

The State of Marriage in America — and in Virginia
by Lynne Marie Kohm

How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?
Methods for Achieving a “Separation??? When Neither Spouse Will Leave Home

by Andrea R. Stiles

School Choice in Joint Custody Cases: Tips to Help the Judge Decide
by Shelly James

You Bet Your Spouse’s Life: Examining Virginia’s Position on Life Insurance in Divorce
by Brian M. Hirsch

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Solo & Small-Firm Practitioners Forum and Bar Leaders Institute

2005 General Assembly: Virginia’s Lawyer-Legislators

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