Starting on the first day of 2019, new Virginia divorcees will be bound by new tax rules. Specifically, alimony is no longer a tax deduction to the person making the payment. Furthermore, the ex who receives the payment will no longer have to consider it to be income....
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Month: December 2018
When is it best to stay together for the children?
If the past year has been one of growing conflict and change in your marriage, you may be wondering if the coming year is the one in which you will decide to divorce. Perhaps it is a topic you and your spouse have broached in the past but set aside for the sake of the...
What Should We Do About The House In A Divorce? Part 4 of 4
I have discussed the various options of what to do about the house in a divorce-whether you should sell the house or one party will keep the house. There is another option: continue to co-own the house for some period of time. Co-owning a house after separation or...
What Should We Do About The House In A Divorce? Part 3 of 4
You and your spouse own a marital residence. What happens to the house in divorce. There are a few options. In Part 1, I discussed placing the house on the market for sale to a third party. In this Blog, I will deal with the situation where you need to decide if you...
What Should We Do About The House In A Divorce? Part 2 of 4
You and your spouse own a marital residence. What happens to the house in divorce. There are a few options. In Part 1, I discussed placing the house on the market for sale to a third party. In this Blog, I will deal with the situation where you need to decide if you...
What Should We Do About The House In A Divorce? Part 1 of 4
You and your spouse are getting a divorce. You and your spouse must decide what to do about the family house. There are many options. The disposition of the family home can be a complicated issue. You must consider many factors before you agree on what to do about the...
Uncontested divorce benefits
Divorce, by its very nature, is an adversarial process. Most Virginia couples whose marriages are headed for termination realize the advantages of avoiding an all-out war in achieving a fair split. The ugly, contentious divorce is almost a cliché where...
Should You Leave The House During Separation
You and your spouse are fighting frequently and intensely. You see the emotional toll this is having on your kids. You are stressed out and emotionally exhausted. Your first instinct is to move out of the house. Should you leave? Before you do anything, go see a...