Divorce with Special Needs Children

Virginia Divorce with Special Needs Children
Top-rated family law attorneys providing guidance and protecting your rights during difficult times. Serving Virginia and North Carolina.
Schedule a Call With One of Our Client Services Coordinators

Virginia Divorce with Special Needs Children


When a divorce involves a child with special needs, parents and attorneys should focus on clear resolutions of these critical issues:

  • Visitation/Access agreements
  • Transition between homes
  • Healthcare and medical needs, including therapy, equipment, and non-prescription treatments and nutritional needs
  • Respite care for the custodial parent
  • Educational decision-making and involvement
  • Social and recreational opportunities for the child
  • Estate planning and the child’s transition into adulthood including guardianship, employment, independent living and custodial care, if necessary
  • Child support

Need help? You are not alone. Schedule a call with one of our client services coordinators today!

Schedule Now

Schedule a call with one of our client services coordinators.

Schedule Now

10 dumb mistakes in divorce cases
Free Resource Guide

10 Dumbest Mistakes in Divorce Cases
This guide will teach you how to identify and avoid the ten most common mistakes people make in a divorce.

child with special needs

Every Divorce Case is Different and Every Child With Special Needs is Unique.

It is essential that you hire an attorney with in-depth knowledge and experience in assisting families with special needs children.

At Melone Hatley, we can assist you in understanding and navigating your options and retaining the appropriate professionals and specialists who are necessary during litigation or mediation.

We will help you structure a parenting plan and divorce agreement that always centers on the best interests of the child and spells out information and instructions that address today’s issues, as well as those that extend beyond childhood into the future.

Special needs children with severe impairments face life-long care and support. Our goal is to identify and understand how to determine the special needs child’s best interest.

  • Which parent is best prepared to handle the child’s educational and medical needs?
  • How much contact/access/visitation will the non-custodial parent or other parties be allowed or required to have?
  • How will the divorce agreement affect each parent’s right to make decisions about their child’s future?
  • Who is prepared to be the custodial parent?
  • Will both homes be able to meet the child’s unique needs?
  • To whom and by whom will child support be paid and in what amount?
  • How long will child support last?

A Family Law Attorney With Experience in Special Needs Children

Children with special needs are often very vulnerable to negative consequences when their parents are going through a divorce. When the standard judgments, parenting plans, child support, and settlement agreements are used without consideration being given to the unique issues of the special needs child and his or her specific needs, these children can suffer.

Family lawyers need to consider the special needs issues when resolving both custody and financial issues.

To request an initial consultation about any legal issues associated with your divorce. Schedule a call with one of our client services coordinators.

Schedule Now

Family Law Practice Areas

We Protect
Your Family,
Your Finances,
Your Future
Schedule a Call With One of Our Client Services Coordinators
melone hatley, p.c. logo
Speak to a Client Services Coordinator

the national triallawyers top 40

Fill Out the Contact Form Below to Send Us a Message. All Fields Are Required.

"*" indicates required fields

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.