What would you do with nearly $50 million? A young Virginian found out in 2022 after sustaining major injuries in a 2019 motor vehicle collision. The personal injury settlement of $47.5 million is believed to be the largest amount ever recovered by a Virginia personal injury plaintiff. If you have won a personal injury settlement, is your spouse entitled to ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) impairs about eight million adult Americans, according to WebMD. Most ADHD diagnoses occur in childhood, when around 12 percent of boys and six percent of girls are identified. Men are diagnosed at a rate of 5.4 percent and women at 3.2 percent. These adults with ADHD often make relationships difficult. A high conflict ADHD spouse ...
Ben Seisler wanted to go to law school at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Ben had no money, but he did have sperm that brought him $150 a … donation, let’s say. Ben’s …generosity … produced at least 75 children. He does not have to financially support any of them, and is happily practicing law in Boston now. But ...
Nearly 43 years overdue. On February 1, 2023 the Newport News Public Library staff reported finding a book returned to one of its branches that was due back March 23, 1980. You never run out of time to do the right thing, right? But what if you miss your pendente lite hearing in a family law case? What can a ...
Please note, this article was originally published in 2017 and has since been updated to 2024 figures. Always check Virginia Code for the most recent laws. Virginia’s Circuit Courts are no different from you or I; if they do not have to reinvent the wheel, and can get along by borrowing someone else’s wheel instead, they borrow. This is true ...
John C. Depp II v. Amber Laura Heard is one of the more famous cases of the Fairfax County Circuit Court. The oddest moment in the defamation trial may have been a video deposition of Alejandro Romero. Mr. Romero responded to oral questions while vaping and driving. You can (and should) prepare better for your divorce deposition. Jump to a ...
This article is a part of our Family Law 101 series. Jump to a Section Equitable Distribution Definition Equitable Distribution Laws in Virginia Equitable Distribution Definition How to Calculate Equitable Distribution Marital Waste Marital Debt Common Equitable Distribution Issues What Is Equitable Distribution? Equitable distribution is the fair allocation of a marriage’s assets and liabilities based on a specified list ...
“It is dangerous to assume because you might make an ‘ass’ out of ‘u’ and ‘me.’” — Not Oscar Wilde. Not The Odd Couple. Just an auto insurance ad from 1957. But mortgage assumption during a Virginia divorce is a money saver and is different from a buyout. Jump to a Section Home Finance Basics Mortgage Assumption Advantages of assuming ...
All gave some, some gave all. It is a quotation popularly attributed to Howard William Osterkamp, who served in combat in Korea from 1951 to 1953. Combat-related disabilities are lifelong reminders of sacrifice. Does a veteran receiving Combat-Related Special Compensation (CRSC) have to share it in Virginia divorce? Jump to a Section What is CRSC? Who Can Receive CRSC? Virginia ...