Tying the knot as a synonym for marriage dates back, depending on your chosen folk etylomology, at least to the Middle Ages when it was called "handfasting."1 Not all Virginia couples tie the knot, sign the marriage certificate, or exchange vows — how do they handle getting a divorce? What Makes a Marriage? In Virginia, you and your true love are legally ...
Uncontested divorce is easy. You both agree you will be better off apart. You hire capable family law attorneys, sign papers, and move on. Done. Contested divorce, high conflict divorce, acrimonious divorce — that is a different beast. And it is a beast. Like a beast, it consumes time, money, mental energy, and more. High conflict divorce does real damage to ...
Zsa Zsa Gábor was an overachiever. She married nine times. If you feel like a piker for having only been married and divorced once, stay strong! You could eventually join the ranks of Gábor, Larry King (eight), Richard Pryor (seven) or Zsa Zsa's sister, Eva (five marriages). Do second and third marriages end in divorce more than first marriages? Anecdotal Evidence Says ...
Last calendar year brought a fresh crop of bills, new ideas, and some actual laws to the books in Virginia. As we have previously for 2017, here we present some of the winners and losers of the past legislative year. Losing Family Law Bills in 2018 We start with losers so we can finish feeling positive. Legal losers are not necessarily ...
Under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act, and as affirmed by a recent Supreme Court decision, Veterans Affairs (VA) disability benefits (separate from retirement income) are not subject to divisibility in a divorce. That is only one third of the question, however. Property division is not spousal support. Spousal support is not child support. Divorce & VA Benefits A ...
You think your divorce is messy? Consider a former Virginia Beach City Council member's story. According to InStore Magazine's interview, in the space of a few years, the former council member's businesses (seven jewelry stores), inventory, and home were seized by banks, he went through a difficult divorce, ran for Congress, switched political parties, realized he was gay, and had ...
The common ferret is a remarkable animal. Ferrets are routinely used to hunt rabbits. Felicia Ferret1 cleaned pipes for Fermi Lab. A busyness of ferrets saved London's Millenium Concert2. Busyness — that's the collective noun. Felicia is one ferret; Felicia and all her ferret friends are a busyness. Ferrets are of little help, though, in ferreting out hidden assets during divorce. ...
Though not noted as the most approachable of companies, credit reporting bureaus do have a human side. Experian, for example, even has a "Dear Experian" advice column, which recently held forth on divorce and personal credit scores. You may be happy to hear that the reporting bureaus do not hold divorce itself against anyone; rather, the financial troubles brewing before, ...
Do you know your precise net worth? Probably not. After completing a financial affidavit, though, you will know how much you own, how much you owe, and how much you are worth. For good or bad, your soon-to-be-ex-wife will know all that, too. A financial affidavit is a legal tool used during discovery so the court overseeing your divorce has ...