If substantial or material changes have occurred since your Virginia child custody agreement was completed, you or your spouse may attempt to seek a modification in your child custody arrangement. You’ll have to demonstrate to the courts that life circumstances have changed that affect your child’s well-being. You’ll also need to prove that the custodial...
Monthly Archive: February 2011
Divorce involves internal struggles and a flux of emotions that can leave you feeling frustrated and confused about your changing life dynamics. A divorce mission statement acts as a compass to help you navigate your Virginia divorce and have a direction for your life afterwards. It can also help you stay focused on healing and...
Divorce is often the result of a mix of underlying causes that can be hard to pinpoint. If you’re considering filing for a Virginia divorce, you’re probably wondering whether it’s the right choice and how you can know with certainty that filing for divorce is unavoidable.Many things can lead to a divorce in Virginia, including:...
Going through a divorce can cause such turmoil between spouses that parents often overlook the impact their conflict can have on their children. In addition to their basic physical needs, children have emotional and psychological needs that must be met in order to grow into happy, well-adjusted adults. Unfortunately, many of their needs go unmet...
Going through a Virginia divorce is difficult in itself, and when children are involved, it can exasperate and complicate matters. Although much research exists highlighting the detriments of divorce on children, there are also positive effects that it can have on children. This goes hand in hand with the unexpected positive effect divorce can have...
Family support payments-sometimes referred to in other states as unallocated alimony-are support payments designed to benefit both the recipient spouse and the children in a Virginia divorce. Unlike child support or conventional spousal support the support payments labeled as unallocated support are not divided into separate portions for child support and spousal support. Taxes are...
Unallocated support-also referred to as family support or unallocated alimony in other states-offers families an additional option for allocating support payments following a Virginia divorce. Many couples that elect to settle on unallocated support payments instead of separate child support do so because of specific financial conditions, such as the taxable income of both spouses.Traditional...
Military divorces usually transpire after a long road filled with struggle, added stresses, and painful emotions. It is estimated that 70% of military personnel have children and the military has a divorce rate of more than 3%, according to the Department of Defense. When those unique stressors that military families endure lead to divorce, the...