Support – both child and spousal – is often a big issue in a lot of Virginia divorce and custody cases. Mostly because ex-husbands don’t want to pay it, and ex-wives are in desperate need of it. Usually, imputation of income is a bigger issue in a spousal support case, so I’ve written a fair...
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In a divorce, EVERYTHING needs to be divided before the judge can sign off on it. But what’s everything? What needs to be divided in a divorce? Ultimately, the parties either negotiate the terms of their divorce in a separation agreement, or the judge issues an order and divides everything in court. Most cases resolve...
First and foremost, let me say this loudly and clearly: I am not a representative of Legal Aid, have never worked with Legal Aid, and can’t speak for Legal Aid as an organization. That being said, when it comes to Virginia divorce and custody cases, there are often a lot of things going on behind...
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times: in Virginia, you can either get divorced by negotiating and signing a separation agreement, or by going to court and litigating in front of a judge. In either case, all of the marital assets, liabilities, and responsibilities will be divided, but in one scenario...
In any given divorce and custody case, there are a million issues that can come up. Relocation is often a big one. I hear all sorts of reasons, but it usually comes down to being far from home and without a whole lot of support. Though a lot of people get married and raise children...
A few weeks ago, I saw a Dave Ramsey post on social media that said, “A marriage without shared money and goals is just a joint venture.” That may make you feel a couple different kind of ways. Now, let me preface this with a statement: I’m assuming that, if you’ve found your way to...
I know we’re heading into the week of Thanksgiving, and the rest of the holidays are just around the corner, so the summer break from school is the last thing on anyone’s mind. The thing is, though, that when it comes to school aged kids, custody and visitation decisions have a whole lot to do...
Divorce is stressful. Physiologically, there’s not much you can do about that, but I do think that having an awareness of the level of stress you’re under is helpful. Your brain doesn’t function at its best when its stressed. Even in situations where it’s not logical – where it’d be better to have full use...