At my firm, we teach a monthly divorce seminar called “What Every Virginia Woman Should Know About Divorce.” We offer it on the Second Saturday of the month in two locations, in Virginia Beach and Newport News, and on the Third Tuesday of the month in Virginia Beach. (For more information about these and our...
Monthly Archive: February 2014
If you want to get a divorce, you will either have to negotiate a separation agreement with your soon-to-be ex husband, or face him in court and let a judge decide for you how your assets and liabilities will be divided. Though we often talk about different “kinds” of divorce, these are really the only...
There’s really no such thing as a “quick” or “immediate” divorce. In Virginia, you have to be separated from your husband for a specific period of time before you can even file for divorce (and, of course, once you file, it still takes time before you’re actually divorced). If you don’t have children (or your...
If you didn’t get a prenup, you’re not out of luck. A prenuptial agreement is the legal term used to describe a contract between a couple who intend to marry. In it, there are usually terms that spell out what happens in the event that the couple decides to divorce. They’re pretty controversial. After all,...
Collaborative divorce is a trendy, modern way to approach divorce that is gaining a lot of attention lately. Why? Because it focuses on promoting a divorce that keeps in mind husband and wife’s certain shared priorities. In some cases, the couple are focused on maintaining a family business, and in others, the issues relating to...
It’s easy, when you’re angry, to make the wrong decisions. Almost all of us act out, somehow, in anger, fear, or frustration, and we usually regret the things we’ve said and done while under the influence of our most extreme emotions. It can be difficult to control these emotions, especially when your marriage is failing....
It’s definitely wise to take as much time to plan your divorce as you did to plan your wedding. It definitely involves less time spent on Pinterest and daydreaming over magazines, but adequate preparation for divorce is critically important. Follow these 19 steps, and you’ll be sure to have a much neater, more efficient, less...
In divorces where adultery is an issue, emotions run particularly high. Since most of us feel like cheating is the ultimate emotional betrayal, we also tend to feel like there should be some sort of punishment for that behavior. After all, in the olden days, it used to be that adultery was pretty much the...