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Spousal support should help you as you work to become financially independent and able to take care of yourself. The intention is not to become a long-term source of income or an alternative to making your own income. For this reason, the court will set an end date...
If you pay or receive child support, you may notice that the state assesses different fees to the payment. According to the Virginia Department of Social Services, you may have to pay interest and fees if you are the one paying child support, and you may have other...
A stress-free divorce might seem impossible, especially when your marriage had a tumultuous and rocky end. However, it is in your best interest and the best interest of your former spouse to look for the most amicable resolution. This is especially true when you share...
Divorcing couples can opt to handle their family law matters through collaborative divorce. This increasingly popular area of alternative dispute resolution allows ex-spouses to hire attorneys to protect their individual rights while also avoiding contentious court...
To end your marriage through a divorce, Virginia Law requires that you meet certain requirements. If you can prove that your spouse is at fault, you can use that as grounds for divorce. However, the law also allows you to divorce through a no-fault process. A no-fault...
Virginia law allows couples to create premarital and marital agreements. These contracts, called prenuptial and postnuptial agreements in other states, are legal and binding unless the couple violates one of the conditions of the law. For a judge to agree to enforce...
In Virginia, you can file for divorce based on fault grounds. Fault based divorces are where one spouse alleges the other party was at fault for the breakdown of the marriage. One of the fault grounds one can allege to begin a divorce case is “cruelty.” The Virginia...
You need to determine if you need a private investigator. Gathering evidence against your spouse is critical to your case. If you go to court for a hearing, you need to present evidence to win your case. If you try to settle your case in mediation or negotiations, you...
You are in a court battle for custody. There are some basic concepts that you need to present to the court. You are asking the court to give you a certain specific custody schedule. You will need to show the court how you will be able to handle your custody schedule. ...
The Supreme Court of Virginia recognized a cause of action for intentionally interfering with the parental rights set forth in Section 1-240.1 in the case of Wyatt v. McDermott, 725 S.E.2d 555 (Va. 2012). The Court expressed the elements of the tort as follows: (1)...
