A great number of Virginia residents are facing unmanageable medical bills. Even for those who have decent medical insurance policies, a sudden illness or injury can result in a substantial financial burden. Making matters worse, being ill or injured can result in time off of work and a reduced income. Whatever the case may be, the fact is that many of us cannot afford our medical bills and as a result medical debt has become the number one cause of personal bankruptcy in the U.S.
Television host faces dual child custody battles
Sherri Shepherd, host of the television show, “The View,” finds herself in a two-front conflict with an ex-husband and an estranged one. Her ex-husband is challenging her for custody of their 9-year-old son, and her estranged husband wants physical custody of a child yet to be born.
County in Virginia finds 45 percent of homicides domestic-related
A few weeks ago we posted an blog about a man who started a petition to get Virginia to pass a state law that would create a domestic violence registry, which would function much like the sexual predator registry.
Sterling's wife plans to file for divorce, seeks share of team
If Virginia residents watch television or read the news, then they have probably heard about the controversy surrounding the Clippers' owner Donald Sterling.
Virginia psychologist: intervention can defuse domestic violence
A Virginia psychologist has developed an innovative program to combat domestic violence, and it has been gaining national attention as well as inspiring the creation of programs based on its tenets of nonviolence, collective responsibility and recognition of the terrible costs of domestic violence to women, men and children alike.
Man calls for tougher domestic violence laws in Virginia
After losing four of his relatives to a house fire recently, a Virginia man thinks he knows the cause. He blames a man who had been threatening a fifth resident of the house, who was not killed in the fire.
