Family Law; Wills, Estates and Trusts; Military Divorce Law
_Admitted: 1966, Virginia; 1972, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
_Law School: Washington College of Law, J.D.
_Member: The
District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Alexandria Bar Association (Secretary,
1972-1979; President, 1985), Fairfax Bar Association (Member, Criminal Law Committee,
1975-1980), Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, and Virginia Women
Attorneys Association.
_Biography:Kappa
Beta Pi (President, Province II, 1974-1976). Member, American
University Law Review, 1965-1966. Selected Honor Member, National
Directory of Who's Who, 1994-1995. Author: "Criminal Law, Warrantless
Arrest, Valid Even Though Practicable to Obtain a Warrant," Vol. 15, No.
2, American University Law Review, February, 1966; "The Uniformed
Services Former Spouses' Protection Act," 31 Virginia Bar News 43,
February 1983; "Domestic Relations Tax Reform Act: An Overview," 33
Virginia Bar News No. 8, February 1985; "Special Considerations in
Representing a Military Member or Military Spouse," 36 Virginia Bar News
No. 6, December 1986. Co-Author: "Winning Child Relocation Cases,"
Virginia Lawyer, The Official Publication of the Virginia State Bar,
Volume 46, No. 9, April 1998; "Children: Chattels or Wild Animals? The
Rule of Possession in Custody Cases," Family Law News, Vol. 18, No. 4,
Winter 1998; "The Tiffany Trap: Allocating College and University Costs
in Property Settlements," Family Law News, Vol. 19, No. 1, Spring 1999;
"Divorce Litigation For Warriors: Sun Tzu and the Art of Divorce,"
Family Law News, Vol. 20, No. 2, Summer 2000; "The Legal Basis For
Appointing Independent Psychological Evaluators In Custody Cases," Vol.
21, No. 2, Summer 2001. Conducted Seminar, "Targeted Virginia Domestic
Relations Law for J.A.G. Officers: The Key Areas, Legislative Update,
and Top Cases", October 2004. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason
University School of Law.
_Born:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 27, 1939
_Cases: Davis
v. Califano, 603 F.2d 618 (7th Cir. 1979); Bullis v. Bullis, 22 Va.
App. 24, 467 S.E.2d 830 (1996); Jordan v. Sauve, 219 Va. 448, 247 S.E.2d
739 (1978).
Mrs. Carlberg, a highly experienced family law practitioner, represents clients in Northern Virginia courts nearly every week. She lives with her husband in Fairfax, Virginia.
