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All I Need is an Uncontested Divorce

October 18, 2017 By Katie Carter

If you and your husband are already pretty much in agreement, that’s great! Still, there are procedural steps that you’re going to want to take to protect yourself, and to ensure that as you move towards an uncontested divorce, you’re in as strong of a position as possible. What do I need to get an uncontested divorce in Virginia? Basically, to get an uncontested divorce in Virginia, you’re going to need to have a separation agreement in place. Even if you and your husband have pretty much … [Read more...]

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How are Virginia military divorces different?

June 19, 2017 By Katie Carter

How are Virginia military divorces different? If you’re active duty military, retired active duty military, you’re married to an active duty military service member, or even if you’re married to a retired active duty military service member, there will be some components of your divorce that are a little bit different than traditional civilian divorce. But you probably already know (or at least suspect) that much.  Right? I’m not military, and, in fact, no one in my family has been in the … [Read more...]

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We’ve been ordered to try mediation in our custody case. Is that okay?

July 4, 2016 By Katie Carter

Judges don’t love to decide cases, especially in family law. It’s not that they don’t care, it’s just that they know that they don’t really have the full scope of the situation (how can they?), and prefer, instead, for people to do all that they can to settle their disputes BEFORE coming to court. That way, they reserve their time for the cases that absolutely, positively cannot be settled without their involvement, and people are generally happier with the resolution of their cases. A judge … [Read more...]

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Is separation just a pit stop on the way to divorce? Part Two

May 9, 2016 By Katie Carter

Last Friday morning, we started talking about separation. When are you separated? What does it mean to be separated? And, of course… Is separation even really a thing? Or is it just a pit stop on the way to a full fledged divorce? Lots of women say to me that they want to try a separation, but they’re too afraid that it will mean that they’ve given up on their marriages. If their husbands suggest it, they worry that their husbands are ready to totally throw in the towel. It makes them panic, … [Read more...]

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Can I get divorced alone?

March 18, 2016 By Katie Carter

Though most divorces have some similarities, there are a lot of things that can be different, too. There is no such thing as a “run of the mill” or “typical” divorce, so I’m always a little hesitant to answer questions without knowing more about each individual person and their backstory. I had a woman ask me the other day whether she could get divorced alone. That’s it. The question was just, “Can I get divorced alone?” And I had to stop to think because, the more I turned the question around … [Read more...]

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How to get a separation agreement in Virginia

March 14, 2016 By Katie Carter

In Virginia these days (and probably almost everywhere), most people get uncontested, no fault divorces. It’s a practical matter as much as anything else; uncontested, no fault divorces are the quickest, easiest, most cost effective divorces. So, how do you get an uncontested, no fault divorce? There’s really just one way: a separation agreement. So, what’s a separation agreement? A separation agreement is a legal contract. It’s unique to the divorce process, and it divides everything from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Frequently Asked Questions, General, Library Tagged With: collaboration, mediation, negotiation, no fault divorce, separation agreement, uncontested divorce

Collaborative Divorce Virginia

March 2, 2016 By Katie Carter

When it comes to divorce, there are a lot of choices. Gone are the days when divorce was a one size fits all type proposition; these days, there are many more options. Though you still have to have grounds for divorce, potential grounds include both traditional fault based options as well as no fault. Keep in mind that no fault divorce doesn’t mean that there wasn’t any fault; it just means that, for whatever reason (but, normally, for the sake of expedience and efficiency), the parties have … [Read more...]

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The Disadvantages of Mediation

January 29, 2016 By Katie Carter

Many women, when faced with the possibility of a divorce, try to think of alternatives to the traditional divorce. Most people are wary of hiring an attorney at all, whatever the reason. Lawyers, after all, don’t have the best reputation. They’re expensive, for one thing, and they’re difficult to deal with. Everyone has probably heard a divorce horror story or two, too. So it’s only natural that, when confronted with a divorce, lots of people try to do whatever they can to think outside the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Divorce, Frequently Asked Questions, General, Library Tagged With: amicable divorce, design your divorce, divorce, do it yourself divorce, litigation, mediation, negotiation, virginia

Divorce during the holidays: part two

December 16, 2015 By Katie Carter

On Monday, we talked about how hard it is to think about divorce during the holidays, and we began to answer some of the more common frequently asked questions we get. We talked about when it was time to leave, if you could make him leave, and whether he’d be responsible for paying for your attorney’s fees. Then, we started in on a discussion of the different types of divorce, including whether or not it’s possible to do it yourself when it comes to divorce. Today, we’re going to begin by … [Read more...]

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Virginia Collaborative Divorce

October 16, 2015 By Katie Carter

You have a lot of different options available to you when it comes to divorce. You have so many options, in fact, that many of the women that I see in my consultations or at my Second Saturday divorce seminars are convinced that there are many different “kinds” of divorce from which to choose. To hear most lawyers talk, it sounds like it’s true—we do tend to talk about divorces as different “types”. In reality, though, there aren’t that many truly different types of divorce at all. How are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog, Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Frequently Asked Questions, General, Library Tagged With: amicable divorce, business owners divorce, collaborative divorce, hofheimer family law firm, mediation, no fault divorce, separation agreement, sheera herrell

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