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 ...
Speirein is the Greek origin of our word "sperm," and the original word means to sow, or scatter. Some Virginia men feel they need to adhere to that original meaning, spreading their offerings all over the state to Virginia's women from Accomack to Winchester. They are biological fathers, but are they really fathers? What makes a father a better Dad? ...
Sometimes we see the whole of humanity in a small, sad corner of our lives. Veronica Youngblood1, the Fairfax County woman accused of murdering her own children, was in the midst of a custody battle following a bitter divorce. Nothing glamorous, valiant, or worthy can come of this sad woman's future. We sincerely hope no custody battle results in so tragic ...
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. ...
You can have one marshmallow now, but if you wait until the end of this story, you can have two marshmallows. Would you pass the marshmallow test? Many Virginia men are men of action: impulsive, decisive, impatient. The Stanford Marshmallow Test1 might be too hard for some Virginia guys. To become a better father, learn to wait for two marshmallows — ...
American law comes to us from a long history dating back to the Roman legal system. Ergo, a lot of our law is Latin, like that word ergo there (it means therefore). Add to the Latin vocabulary all the family law lingo that gets tossed around a typical Virginia law firm, and many Virginia men walk away scratching their heads, ...
If you want our advice, New Dad ... If you are a new Dad, expect to hear those words over and over in the months ahead. From your mother, your mother-in-law, your friends and other family. Even the childless coworker somehow has advice for you. Everyone wants to give you helpful hints. You have to decide who deserves your attention, but perhaps ...
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, ...