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By Katie Carter
If I had a nickel for every time a friend or family member texted me with a random legal question, I could probably retire. But, of course, they aren’t interested in paying, they just want to get information. Sometimes, I wonder why – because I feel like I give the same answer to literally every single question I’m ever asked. I’ll cut straight to the chase. In divorce and custody cases, there’s only ever one answer, it seems like, and it is this: “Yes, if you agree; if you don’t agree, … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
Moving and taking the kids If you and your child’s father are no longer together, it makes sense that, sooner or later, one or both of you will find someone else. And it probably goes without saying that your someone else comes with his own baggage as well. Blending families – and making it work – is a complicated contention even in the best of situations. But in some of the more tricky scenarios, it can seem downright impossible. One of the most common scenarios I see is when a new … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
Divorce puts many a woman in a pretty tough spot financially. It can be hard to get your feet back under you afterwards, and it's tempting to think of any place where you might be able to skim a little money oft the top in an attempt to reestablish some degree of normalcy. In virtually every case, there's a measure of cutting back involved. After all, when you were married, you had a certain level of income, whether it was one or two, supporting all of you in one household. Once you separate, … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
Divorce and Adultery in Virginia As far as procedure is concerned, adultery cases are some of the most difficult fault based divorce cases you can come across in Virginia. You have to meet a pretty strict standard of proof to satisfy the judge, you have to have a corroborating witness, and, of course, you have to follow all the local court rules about setting contested trials – which often require things like pretrial briefs, proffers, judicial settlement conferences, and more – just to get a … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
How can I convince him to agree to my proposed distribution of assets? I’m continuing a conversation that I’ve been having all week, about a woman I met at a recent Second Saturday seminar monthly divorce seminar for Virginia women. On Monday, I discussed the kinds of records you should have to prepare for your divorce, and on Wednesday I continued with a discussion about dividing personal property in divorce. (Like I said, this lady had a LOT of questions!) She was also concerned about … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
On Monday, I wrote about a woman who came to Second Saturday with a TON of questions. I answered some of them in my article about the financial records you’ll need to prepare for your divorce that I published then, but I’m not done. I’m still talking about records, but today about personal property. Specifically, do you need to inventory everything? Do you need to assign value to each item? Do you need to tentatively list who plans to take each item? Again, slow down. No need to put the … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
I recently taught our Second Saturday seminar in Newport News, and I met a woman there who is providing the inspiration for this post. I think she hoped to learn everything there is to know about divorce in 1.5 hours, which is an admirable, but probably impossible, feat, though I was impressed with her diligence and her insightful questions. She came with a copy of one of our free Virginia divorce books, which was covered in highlights and post it notes. It made me really pleased so see it … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
Should I agree to his terms in our Virginia divorce? It often happens that, before I see a client in my office, she and her husband and/or child’s father are negotiating some behind the scenes. Though I often think that’s a good thing (hey, cheaper to agree yourselves than to pay me to negotiate it for you!), it can also be frustrating when a client and her child’s father have pre-agreed on some things that, on balance, she would be unwise to actually agree to. Without understanding the law or … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
Like everyone else, I’m a little obsessed with Hamilton right now; I saw it at Chrysler Hall this past winter, and watched it on July 3rd as soon as it came on Disney+. I’m also (no secret here) a Virginia attorney, and I’ve been reading up, since July 1st, on the new law changes that went into effect. One of the newest relates to the Fifth Amendment and claims of adultery. It makes me think of an exchange between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in the song ‘Non-Stop” where Hamilton is … [Read more...]
By Katie Carter
I talked last week about cases where a prenup is already signed (spoiler alert: YES, it IS a big deal!). The gist of it is that, in any case, a legal contract like a prenuptial agreement or a separation agreement exists in order to modify the law, and to make specific conditions apply to the case that may or may not be the ones prescribed by law. Without a prenup, the law is designed to treat property earned, purchased, or acquired during the marriage as marital property, which is to say that … [Read more...]
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