Same Home Separation
The questions whether and how long you’ll need to be separated to get a divorce in Virginia are well settled, easy, and very, very clear. In case you’re new to the game, in Virginia you have to be separated for a full year whether you’re using fault or no fault grounds (with the exception of…
Filed under: Separation Tag with: adultery | grounds for divorce | one year | same home | separate under the same roof | separation | six months
How quickly can I get divorced?
You might be surprised to hear that I have scads of clients who, when I email, don’t respond for a week or more. I have clients who retain and, in a flurry of activity, work with me to prepare a first draft of a separation agreement, which goes untouched (on their part, mind you) for…
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: adultery | discovery | divorce | immediate divorce | one year | pendente lite | separation | six months
I slept with my husband — are we still separated?
There are a lot of divorce-related things that are difficult to discuss, but it’s important to hire an attorney with whom you can be honest. There are not a whole lot of things that feel worse than finding out – at trial or some other inopportune moment – that you don’t really know what’s going on…
Filed under: Divorce Tag with: affidavit | divorce | divorce seminar | no fault divorce | one year | separation | separation under the same roof | sex | six months | uncontested divorce
(Very) Short Virginia Marriages
We all make mistakes. Some mistakes are bigger than others, of course, but we all make them. If you were recently married, but have realized that it was a big mistake and you’re ready to work on finalizing a divorce… well, I don’t know the specifics yet, but I’d venture to say that it’s not…
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: annulment | divorce | divorce book | divorce information | divorce seminar | one year | separation | separation agreement | short marriage | six months
How do I prove we’ve been separated for a year?
Most people are aware that they’ll have to prove, at the end of a year, that they’ve been separated in order to get a divorce. What they don’t know, though, is how all of that is accomplished at the end of the process. We get lots of questions about how things are proven and what…
Filed under: Uncategorized Tag with: divorce | divorce by affidavit | fault based divorce | no fault divorce | one year | pain and suffering | separation | six months | uncontested divorce | uncontested divorce hearing
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