When does permanent spousal support end?
Spousal support cases are some of the trickiest. Even though the law has changed recently to allow Fairfax guidelines to be applied in temporary support cases, permanent support cases are a little more tricky. The law also changed in terms of the taxability and deductibility of awards of spousal support; under the current laws, spousal…
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What is cohabitation? Am I cohabiting?
What is cohabitation? Am I cohabiting? OCTOBER 28, 2020 BY KATIE CARTER Cohabitation is a key component of legal separation in Virginia. For a lot of reasons – chief among them being the fact that separation is a sort of loosey goosey concept here in Virginia – we get lots of questions about separation. When are you separated? Am…
Filed under: Separation Tag with: adultery | affidavit | cohabitation | FAULT BASED GROUNDS | immediate divorce | legal separation | litigation | Second Saturday | separation agreement | separation under the same roof | uncontested divorce
Should my child be in therapy during my custody case?
Should my child be in therapy during my custody case? OCTOBER 26, 2020 BY KATIE CARTER Contested cases are hard on everyone involved. I work with women, so my perspective is often that of the wife and mother. I actually rarely see children. It’s really not appropriate; for me to do my job, I have…
Filed under: Child Custody Tag with: abuse | BROKEN HOME | children | coparenting | custody | free books | litigation | mental health | parenting education seminar | PHYSICAL VIOLENCE | therapist | therapy | TOXIC MARRIAGE | virginia
Business Valuation and Divorce
I hesitate to use absolutes, because, in law, there are very few. We rarely say “never” or “always”; we often say “it depends”. But I’m pretty sure I can absolutely say that, if you or your husband own a business, your divorce is going to be more expensive than a divorce where we have two…
Filed under: Divorce Tag with: BUSINESS | business valuation | DIVISION | divorce | expert | FAMILY BUSINESS | litigation | separation | SMALL BUSINESS
Child Abuse and Virginia Custody Cases
Child abuse cases are seriously some of the most harrowing cases that family law practitioners have to deal with. To be honest, I can only imagine what it must feel like to have children in a position where you worry that, if your child’s father receives custody, they may be abused or mistreated in any…
Filed under: Child Custody Tag with: CHILD ABUSE | COPARENTING RELATIONSHIP | court | custody | custody book | divorce | free report | litigation | mental health | mental illness | reunification | separation
I have an ongoing, complicated divorce or custody case. What should I do?
Divorce and custody cases can be pretty complicated. Though these things can take shape in all sorts of different ways, generally speaking, when we meet with someone who already has a case going on and who is either checking up on the decisions her lawyer is making or is ready to fire her first (or…
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: custody | divorce | hearings | litigation | narrative | ongoing case | retainer agreement | second opinion | switching attorneys
Is collaborative divorce right for me?
When it comes to divorce, there’s often a lot of fear involved. One of the biggest fears – for husbands and wives – is the threat of litigation. Litigation, though useful in certain circumstances, is complicated. It’s incredibly costly, with parties often spending far, far more than their counterparts pay for negotiated, mediated, or collaborative…
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: children | collaboration | collaborative | collaborative divorce | divorce | litigation | separation | separation agreement | sheera herrell | virginia
Grounds for Virginia Divorce
My college roommate/best friend texted me this morning to ask whether, in my professional opinion, a recent transgression of her husband’s was grounds for divorce. She included a picture, of a bottle of syrup, with the name “Vermont Maid” proudly displayed across the bottle. I should probably also mention: my friend, Erin, is from Vermont….
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: abandonment | apprehension of bodily hurt | cruelty | desertion | divorce | fault | felony conviction | grounds | irreconcilable differences | litigation | no fault | separation
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