Mike Newman is blind. Mike Newman drives boats, cars, and trucks. Mike Newman sets Guinness Records driving them. Still, we would not advise asking Mike Newman to represent you in a Virginia divorce. He’s 1) not an attorney and 2) not a Virginian. We can, however, advise you on a baker’s dozen of ways to speed up your Virginia divorce. ...
Colonial Williamsburg’s Governor’s Palace is a grand layer cake. Its two ceremonial stories are topped by a dormered attic, then a widow’s walk, and then a two-tiered cupola. All of that garnish is topped by a finial, a masterful metallic flourish. A finial is an end, a final topmost point on a building. A traditional Williamsburg pineapple finial is a ...
Inside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, you can gawk at an SR-71 Blackbird, a spy plane that redefined “fast.” Imagine going from California to Virginia in just over an hour. But can you get an uncontested divorce in Virginia that fast? Not quite, but you can do some things to zip through the process. Jump to a ...
If you remember nothing else about Virginia law, remember this: uncontested is not the same as pleading no contest. If you find yourself having to plead no contest, you are amid criminal proceedings, and you are on the losing side. If you and your departing spouse pursue an uncontested divorce, you both may end up on the winning side. Jump ...
You and your spouse are seeking a divorce. Your friends encourage you to take your spouse for all she’s worth: “Hire a lawyer with fangs and claws!” Your extended family just wants everything behind you: “Walk away! Just roll over!” But what does your lawyer say? Experienced family law attorneys will often suggest you and your departing spouse settle out ...
“Never interfere with your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte may or may not have said it. But the concept is sound, no matter who said it or when. What happens, though, when you are your own worst enemy? Hoping to snag a “quick divorce” in Virginia, you can often stand in your own way. Jump to ...
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 ...
If you look at some legal papers, lawyers seem to be paid by the word. We aren’t, but we do love our language. We revel in Latin phrases; we delight in odd constructions like estoppel and demurrer. So what can we unpack in a basic word like cheap? Does it only mean something acquired at low cost? Or do you ...
How many words would you need to explain one word? Virginia’s Supreme Court took 544 words to explain their disapproval of the word “shall.” Let’s see how many we need to ensure you completely understand how a Virginia property settlement agreement — also called a separation agreement — gets you to your uncontested, no-fault Virginia divorce. What is a Property ...