What has 40 names but is invisible in Virginia? The mountain lion, which holds the Guinness World Record for the mammal with the most names. Pumas were last reliably reported in the Commonwealth in 1882, though rumors still swirl of catamount sightings. We mention the painted cat’s many names because a particular legal document is like the cougar: the divorce ...
Contested divorces make headlines in Hollywood. Unremarkable, unexciting uncontested divorces are far more common, less costly, easier, and faster, but do not grip us the way marital splits do from “Married At First Sight.” But like Hollywood’s pampered stars and the fragile casts of reality shows, spouses in contested divorces may just be really bad at talking things out and ...
McAfee Knob on the Appalachian Trail in the Roanoke Valley is a beautiful summit. McAfee Knob is known for its celebrated ledge and a sweeping, panoramic view of the valley. It, though—like all natural features—has boundaries that should be honored. Sadly, Paul Classen tumbled off the Knob to his death not too long ago. Boundaries. They must be respected. In ...
Highland Avenue NW in Norton, Virginia is so unremarkable a thoroughfare, it does not even qualify for Google Street View. Surely the good folks of Norton wished it stayed that way, but Bryan Wampler tarnished the area when he murdered his wife and his mother-in-law before committing suicide. Never let your strained relationship with your in-laws take you down the ...
Virginia Beach’s award from the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s longest stretch of pleasure beach (at 38 miles) deserves to be publicly trumpeted. Other records in the Commonwealth may also be public but really are better left alone, like divorce records and other legal proceedings. Jump to a Section Are Divorce Records Public in Virginia? Where is ...
Virginia resident Derek Malevich epitomizes vicousness in a relationship, capping a self-described habit of treating his girlfriend with “particular cruelty” by murdering her. Fortunately for the Commonwealth, Malevich lived in Virginia, Minnesota, not our state. Cruelty need not be so extreme to be proven in a divorce case in the Old Dominion. Jump to a Section Divorce for Cruelty in ...
Apps update. Fashions update constantly (which means the pandemic pajamas have gotta go). When you move, you update companies, relatives, neighbors, and organizations with your new address. But what about a divorce? What kinds of things should you update after your Virginia divorce? Jump to a Section Credit Issuers, Utilities & Insurance Property, Estate Plan & Legal Documents Kids' Medical ...
You are free, free, free! After divorce, embrace that heady feeling of being on your own again. You’re free to set your own schedule, free to eat what you want, free to go where you like. Don’t worry about getting too cocky. Real life will intrude. The car loan must be paid, rent or mortgage is due every month, and ...
Iurisperiti et eorum lingua Latina! Lawyers and their Latin—where you might say “cut that out,” lawyers will assert an estoppel. We could give a dozen examples but check out “pendente lite” orders. Uh, that would be temporary orders in divorce, child custody, and parent visitation, thankyouverymuch. Jump to a Section Why a Temporary Order? What Does a Temporary Order Do? ...