Divorce from bed and board v. Divorce from the bond of matrimony

On July 1, 2026, the law is changing.  To be fair, almost every single year on July 1, the law changes in some way and, usually, there is some impact to family law.  Sometimes, the effect is negligible – like, last year, when guideline child support was raised.  Don’t get me wrong.  We celebrated.  But...

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The murder of Cerina Fairfax – who was in the midst of a divorce in Northern Virginia at the time that her husband, a former Virginia lieutenant governor, killed her and then himself in the family home while the children were home – has made waves over the last few months, sparking renewed attention on...

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