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If you lose your job, the first thing you should do is to call your family law lawyer. Do not delay. Why? Because you may be able to file a motion with the court to reduce your support obligation. If you are successful in getting a court to reduce your support, your...
If you are fired from your job, you can file a motion with the court asking to reduce your child support payments. Whether the court will reduce your child support depends, in part, on the reason why you were fired. If you were fired for cause or misconduct at your...
When the subject of marriage arises, divorce might feel like an inappropriate topic. Divorce remains a possibility, however, and negotiating a prenuptial agreement could help a couple understand their financial position and priorities. The act of creating a contract...
CAN A PARENT MOVE THE CHILDREN AWAY? CAN THE OTHER PARENT STOP THE OTHER PARENT FROM MOVING THE CHILDREN AWAY? Your spouse or the other parent wants to move your children away from their current residence-to another place in Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia,...
WHAT IS YOUR GROSS INCOME? The first thing you need to do for preparing a case for or against spousal support or alimony is to read and know the statute that sets forth the factors that the court must consider in determining alimony. In the most recent blog, I...
In Virginia, spousal support or alimony is determined by a Court using the following factors which are set forth in the spousal support statute, called Virginia Code Section 107.3. I will quote the statute's factors. A court is bound to consider the follow factors...
HOW MUCH ALIMONY OR SPOUSAL SUPPORT WILL I GET IN MY DIVORCE? HOW MUCH ALIMONY OR SPOUSAL SUPPORT WILL I HAVE TO PAY IN MY DIVORCE? IS THERE A FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF ALIMONY OR SPOUSAL SUPPORT? A critical issue in any separation or divorce is how much...
You and your wife have children. The two of you will need to make your best efforts to try to discuss and resolve the issues relating to the children. There are many issues to discuss. I will discuss the various ways that you and your spouse can work through these...
The statute in Virginia defines sole legal custody as follows: "Sole custody" means that one person retains responsibility for the care and control of a child and has primary authority to make decisions concerning the child. Va. Code Section 124.1 Legal custody means...
In previous blogs, I discussed various methods to reach custody agreements with your spouse. If these methods don't work after all your good faith efforts, there are still other options. Settlement conferences. One option is for you and your spouse to retain lawyers...
