I already signed an agreement. Can I still get half? It happens from time to time that a woman comes into our office with an already signed agreement. I won’t lie to you, it makes me die a little inside. I always read those agreements with a cringe, worried about what I’ll find in the next paragraph and on the next page. Simply put, one of the biggest mistakes (perhaps the biggest?) you can make in a divorce case is signing something without at least consulting an attorney first. Unless … [Read more...]
I signed a bad agreement. What should I do now?
One of the first things we tell women, both at our Second Saturday seminars on What Every Virginia Woman Needs to Know About Divorce and in our initial consultations, is that they should never, ever (and we mean NEVER) sign an agreement without having it reviewed by an attorney first. Once you sign an agreement, you can’t un sign it later. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t understand, or you felt like you were bullied into it by your husband. It doesn’t matter if you didn’t read it, or didn’t … [Read more...]
Should I go to mediation instead?
When it comes to divorce, you have options. Depending on your contentious your case looks like it is (and you know the answer to that question better than anyone), you may have more options than you even realize. Though you certainly want to make sure you get the things that you’re legally entitled to receive, there’s no reason that you have to do it any one specific way. There are lots of options, and you should make sure you take all of them into account so that you can make the best decision … [Read more...]
My fiance wants me to sign a prenup. What should I do?
If you’re headed towards your happily ever after and suddenly your fiancé starts talking to you about prenuptial agreements, you’re probably feeling concerned. Whatever happened to the “what’s mine is yours” philosophy? Isn’t that what marriage is about? Marriage is about a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Prenuptial agreements are fairly standard in some circles and almost entirely unheard of in others. It’s one of the trickier areas of the law to discuss because the … [Read more...]
