Is Virginia a Community Property State?
The chasm between what the general public “knows” about law and what the law actually says is sometimes wider than the Grand Canyon of the South1. ...
Do I Have to Provide a Statement of Net Worth in Divorce?
We have all witnessed the tawdry spectacle of brutal, nasty, embarrassing Hollywood divorces like Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards, or Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. Yet ...
Is Cryptocurrency a Marital Asset in Divorce?
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 ...
My Wife Owns a Business – Am I Entitled to Part of It When We Divorce?
Virginia boasted of 745,886 small businesses in 2019, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. Together they accounted for 47.2 percent of all Virginia employees. The ...
Your Pendente Lite Hearing: What to Expect and How to Prepare
During divorce litigation, you can have a lot of time on your hands. One way to pass the time is to take up the dead language ...
Squandering Marital Assets: Understanding Marital Waste
The overturned trash hauler sprawled across four lanes of traffic in Colonial Heights, VA (south of Richmond). Waste and garbage was everywhere; traffic was at a ...
What is The Brandenburg Formula in Property Division?
Johann Sebastian Bach produced The Brandenburg Concertos in 1721 as a way to get a job. He never heard them in his lifetime, and his prospective ...
Is Virginia an Equitable Distribution State?
The short answer to this question is a rounding "yes," but understanding equitable distribution, what it is, and how it's divided is a topic all to ...
5 Ways to Protect Your Business from a Bad Marriage
Divorce-proofing any part of your life is likely not something that was on the table prior to your joint nuptials, but saving your business in the ...