If you’re going through a divorce, you’re probably wondering exactly what you don’t know you don’t know. After all, that’s always the question, isn’t it? You know a few things, and you’re hyperaware, but you know there are other things that, because of your inexperience, you’re probably missing. It’s not your fault; if you got...
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Divorce can be financially ruinous, especially for women who are unprepared. When you think about divorce, especially if it’s really new to you, you probably feel anxious and overwhelmed. It’s a big deal! There are a lot of different things involved, and it’s hard to think about retirement accounts and refinancing and credit card debt...
If you’ve never been divorced before (and even if you have), you’re probably wondering what to expect. You’re probably a little terrified about what you might find out, and you’re probably also wondering whether there is anything at all that you could possibly do to prepare yourself for what the next year or more of...
Whether you decide to hire an attorney or go at it on your own, you’re not really alone! The Hofheimer Family Law firm has gone to great lengths to provide Virginia women with divorce and custody cases all the information, support, and resources they could possibly need. Of course, we offer high quality legal representation...
The Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act was enacted in February of 1983 to help protect the rights of ex military spouses. Specifically, it provided authority for the state courts to treat disposable retired pay as marital property. Translation: the court can rule that whatever retirement money is earned during the marriage as a result...
In our area, there are a lot of military families. In the Hampton Roads area alone, we have NAS Oceana, Little Creek Amphibious Base, Fort Eustis, Langley AFB, Fort Monroe, Fort Story, Dam Neck Naval Base, Naval Station Norfolk, and on and on. There are military families living on and off base all over the...
Divorce law is one of those areas of law that is very state specific, so it’s hard to know when you go from state to state whether things will be similar or very, very different. It can go either way, so it’s definitely best to check up on the specific laws that apply to whatever...
Hampton Roads has a very significant military presence. We are grateful every day to have a tremendous number of men and women in uniform protecting our freedoms at home and abroad. We’re used to seeing soldiers and sailors everywhere we go, driving their cars, dropping off their children, waiting in line behind us at the...