Not every woman who has been the victim of domestic violence during her marriage really realizes that about herself. There’s a general misconception, I think, that if you haven’t been beaten, or choked, or stabbed, or threatened with a gun or something similarly horrible, that your case doesn’t rise to the level of domestic violence....
Monthly Archive: December 2021
In the beginning of a divorce, most women tell me that it feels a little bit like Pandora’s Box. They want more information, but they’re afraid that, if they take steps to get it, that it’ll start a chain of events that they can’t stop. Statistically, it’s probably true that a large number of...
Before you go through any big life change, especially one that has the potential to have such negative consequences, it’s important to think things through. Sometimes, you even have to go through your own grieving period before you’re ready to take action. For a lot of women, there’s a lot of separation and reconciliation...
One of the first questions that most women ask about divorce is related to how much it could cost. While there are rarely any details I can provide with absolute specificity (ultimately, the cost of your divorce is related to how difficult it is and how long it takes to reach a resolution), there...
I’m sure you’ve heard it before – divorce is expensive. But what is expensive? It definitely is a subjective word that means different things to different people. I’ve found, over the years, that nearly every client is very, very interested in how much the divorce will cost, but that very few really know what questions...
On Monday, we talked about child support, and how difficult the time between when partners initially separate (or break up) and get child support established. Spousal support, in many ways, is similar. Because there’s no way to get spousal support without either the parties reaching a signed agreement or, alternatively, litigating the issue of spousal...
There’s often a really difficult in between period for moms – between when they formally separate from or break up with their child’s father – and when some of the protections under the law come into effect. For a lot of moms, establishing child support is a big deal, but there’s a period of...
“No, I don’t want a separation agreement – I just want the divorce,” is something that I hear all the time. Like, ALL the time. No, no, I say, you don’t understand. The thing is, and I’ve said it probably a million times already, in Virginia you either have to sign an agreement, or you...