Open communication is key to a good marriage. Communicating openly and privately with your family law attorney is key to a good separation and eventual divorce. Privacy Matters During Divorce When you buy your ticket on the emotional roller coaster that is separation and divorce, you need to change some of your behaviors. You are no longer partners with your ...
The phrase, “legal separation” is a Virginia myth on par with the Richmond Vampire. Like the Vampire, it seems never to die, it changes over time, and it has a tiny kernel of truth at its core. First of All, There’s No Such Thing Nothing in Virginia law enshrines “legal separation” as a concept. In Virginia, you are either: ...
You and your spouse have decided to separate. You both realize this is the best thing for your future happiness. You agree on all the details — spousal support, child custody, property division — and sign off on the property settlement agreement. Only … a few months later, you reconcile. Now what? What protections remain in place? What Marital Separation ...
A property settlement agreement or divorce settlement agreement is the final word in just about every facet of your divorce. The terms laid down in the agreement allow you and your ex-wife to stay in your lanes, avoid future court battles, and find a level of peace you may not have known in marriage. What if, though, she violates the ...
ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. Since 1963, the U.S. Postal Service has assigned those five-digit numbers to areas to speed up mail delivery. If you know someone’s address, you can serve them divorce papers. That is one of seven ways to serve process. I Know Where You Live The law requires a person who is the subject of a ...
Good news! Adultery no longer exists in the military. Well, okay, they renamed it “extramarital sexual conduct” in the latest revisions to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), but still, it doesn’t say adultery! Performing the Poking Polka is still illegal and likely to get you in a whole lot of trouble, but only under some very specific circumstances. ...
You and your spouse have agreed to separate. Bags in hand, standing at the front door, she tosses you one parting bombshell: she will expect spousal support throughout the months of your separation. Then, after the divorce is final, she will expect more spousal support. Can she expect that? Who Gave the Marching Orders? The law does not care who ...
Hollywood screenwriters are clearly masochists. A Hollywood disaster flick will send hordes of zombies into a burning hi-rise orphanage during an earthquake. Estate planning during your Virginia divorce, though? Not even a Hollywood script writer would dare such a thing. Protecting Yourself on Multiple Fronts If you feel like your divorce is more than you can handle, you may be ...
Your wife cleverly squirreled away some of her money in cryptocurrency, assuming it was out of reach in divorce. You, who still have trouble remembering your ATM PIN, have no idea what a Bitcoin even is, or where Ethereum might be on a map. How could cryptocurrency even be an asset in Virginia divorce? And how can you find out ...