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. I don't know how much you know about Vermont, so I'll tell you: for such a little state, Vermonters are very, very proud of it. Everything is Vermont's … [Read more...]
What is a corroborating witness in Virginia? Who can be one?
What is a corroborating witness in Virginia divorce? Who can be one? In Virginia, you often need a corroborating witness in your divorce case. You can use a corroborating witness for all sorts of things, but usually its related to providing that your grounds -- whether fault or no fault – are proven to the satisfaction of the judge. It’s not enough for you to testify to some fact or other, and, actually, it’s not even enough for your husband to agree that what you’re saying is true. To prove … [Read more...]
When do I serve my husband with divorce papers?
When do I serve my husband with divorce papers? I find there’s often a lot of confusion about what it means to serve someone and at what point you have someone served in a divorce case. There’s so much confusion, and it’s really almost nearly universal, that I feel like service of process is something worthy of the devotion of an entire article. What does it mean to serve someone? When someone is served, a process server (a private person from a company hired to serve process, who must be … [Read more...]
