If you’re considering a divorce and you live in Virginia, you’re probably wondering how, exactly, we divide assets here. You are definitely in the right place and I can help you begin to understand what to expect and what to ask for. Let’s jump right in, shall we? So, first thing’s first. Before we can...
How does Virginia divide assets generated in marriage?
There’s an easy answer to this question. There’s also a harder answer. Let’s get into it, though, and talk more about dating after separation and divorce. Dating after separation: the easy answer The easy answer is that life is messy. That marriages often end long before divorces are finalized. That, for many separated and separating...
Very few things in the world are truly ‘one size fits all,’ even though it can sometimes feel that way. There is more than one solution to a problem and the same is true for spousal support. Though many women – and it’s not always women, but, hey, that’s my audience – receive a certain...
There are very few things as difficult to overcome as adultery, especially as you then have to turn around and navigate your divorce. Though not every marriage ends after a partner commits adultery, I’m assuming yours is – or else you wouldn’t be here. I saw a question on social media about adultery the other...
Just because you want a divorce doesn’t necessarily mean that you really know what you are entitled to receive – or, even more than that, what it might look like after the ink is dry on your final divorce decree. Hey, that’s okay! You’ve probably never been in this position before and, heck, even if...
I used to get lots of questions about common law marriage. Lately, well, not so much – until the other day. A woman asked me what, in my opinion, was a very perceptive question about whether marriage is designed to be a safeguard to protect spouses (and, in particular, lesser earning spouses). Most of the...
Spousal support is one of the more contentious topics in family law, as I’m sure you’re already aware. In Virginia, the law on spousal support is not at all like child support, which is established by a formula and applied across the board. No, spousal support is a lot more flexible on three points –...
Some things are easier to determine than others when it comes to resolving your divorce case and, unfortunately, spousal support is one of the trickier areas. Not only has the landscape changed dramatically in recent years – even in just the thirteen years I’ve been practicing, as of the date of this writing –...