Child Support win & overview – Dec. 2023

Virginia child support laws are designed to ensure that both parents contribute to their child’s financial needs. When a dispute arises over child support, an experienced family law attorney is essential to navigate the legal complexities and to advocate for a fair resolution. In Virginia, the child support guidelines are presumed to be correct absent a judicial finding to the

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Adverse Possession in Virginia

Adverse possession is a legal concept that allows an individual to claim ownership of another person’s property by openly occupying and using it for a specified period, while the true owner fails to assert their rights. In Virginia, like in many other states, adverse possession is governed by a set of specific elements that must be met for a claim

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My Reckless Driving Case has been Reduced. What now?

Many of our clients are able to have their reckless driving charges successfully taken under advisement to be reduced to a mere speeding charge. There are significant benefits to having your charge reduced to speeding and this result is usually our goal in representing clients charged with reckless driving. However, your case is not over when the Judge announces that

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Do I need an attorney for a protective order? The answer is yes

People often ask whether they need an attorney when someone is seeking a protective order against them. It’s a sad fact that individuals will sometimes get falsely accused of violent actions when the opposing party is attempting to gain an advantage in a custody or divorce dispute. Many times, our clients ask: “Is it worth it? I don’t want to

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Note from our attorneys – local counsel is important

One thing we would like to emphasize is that it’s important to have local counsel for your legal matter. We recently handled several cases transferred here from out of town or out of state. Our clients were legitimately confused about the outcome to expect because attorneys in other areas gave them projected expectations far different from our own. Other areas,

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Non-biological father wins sole custody from unfit parent – May 2023

There are no cases more important than those that deal with the safety of your children. This is true even if the children in question are not yours biologically. But when a client revealed he had raised his two teenagers since their early childhood, feeding them, clothing them, taking them to their doctor’s appointments and making sure their needs were

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Personal injury settlement – maximum policy limits – May 2023

We recently successfully resolved a personal injury case that deserves mention. Tiffany J. Fix successfully negotiated an amazing settlement for a client who was injured in an automobile accident. After our office spent months compiling pertinent information, Tiffany convinced the insurance company to settle with our client for the maximum policy limits. Our client promptly received the maximum amount possible

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Civil suit won – plus attorney’s fees awarded! April 2023

There are some wins that deserve mention, and our firm recently had an outstanding win to be celebrated. We were approached by a client with a case that every other firm had said was impossible to win. Tiffany Fix told the client that the case was an uphill battle, but that we would give his case 110% of our efforts.

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Criminal Law

Our firm is very experienced in criminal defense in courts throughout the Southern Shenandoah Valley. We routinely represent clients in assorted criminal matters ranging from misdemeanor offenses such as DUI or assault to serious felony offenses such as drug distribution or homicide charges. All of the lawyers at Simons, Thurman & Fix have handled numerous criminal bench and jury trials. We

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