I spend a lot of time writing about how things typically progress in a “normal” divorce where husband and wife are two relatively reasonable, rational people. They usually want their divorce to proceed quickly and efficiently, with as few legal hiccups as possible. Their chief concerns are dividing the kids and the money, and, though...
Divorce
All sorts of reasons drive couples to divorce, and there’s really not a “one size fits all” answer. Virginia is both a fault and a no fault state, which means that you really don’t have to have a reason to qualify to get a divorce. (Though, of course, I’m not suggesting that you don’t have...
Divorce is hard. And life is hard. Things are constantly changing, there are a number of different setbacks periodically, and we all sometimes suffer disappointment from a sudden change in plans, with or without a divorce on the horizon. Markets crash, unexpected emergencies arise, and accidents inevitably happen, particularly when we don’t feel exactly prepared...
On Monday, we talked about the choices you can make at the beginning of your divorce to help keep your costs as low as possible. If you haven’t had a chance to read that piece, you really should! Just click here, and we’ll take you right to it. Today, we’re going to talk about how...
In Virginia, adultery is grounds for an immediate divorce. The courts take adultery seriously, and have always taken adultery seriously. In fact, in the olden days, proving adultery was really the only way to qualify for divorce. Lucky for those of us who were born in this day and age, though, there are many other...
If you saw Wednesday’s post on the first five things you need to know about divorce cases (that you don’t already know), you’ll want to keep reading here for the last five points. Divorce cases are complex and can be confusing, especially if you don’t have a background in the law—and most people don’t. Still,...
If you’re not an attorney, there are a lot of things about the divorce process (or, really, any legal matter) that you just don’t understand. The problem is, you don’t realize you don’t understand until something goes wrong, or something happened that you didn’t expect to understand. Before then, you didn’t know that you should...
If you’re getting ready to hire an attorney in your divorce case, you’re probably feeling pretty overwhelmed. For one thing, you’re already intimidated about the whole divorce process and everything it entails. You’re also grieving the loss of your marriage, and wondering what will happen to you in the future. On top of all that,...