Can I Get an Immediate Divorce Based on Domestic Violence?
For most people, the word "cruelty" is the start of a phrase or search leading to innocent animals. In Virginia, though, cruelty is a fundamental reason ...
My Wife Threw Away Our Signed Separation Agreement. Is It Still Valid?
The movie National Treasure hinges at one moment on the protagonist, Benjamin Franklin Gates (Nicholas Cage), who steals the Declaration of Independence. That is something you just ...
Can I Get Custody if My Ex Has a Mental Illness?
Our everyday conversations are replete with misdiagnoses against others: "You're crazy," "She's nuts," "He's two tacos short of a combo plate," and many others (a National ...
My Wife Filed for Divorce Out of State … Where is Jurisdiction?
Your wife left you and your Virginia marital home six months ago and moved to Tennessee. Now you are served with papers saying she wants a ...
What is an Interruption in Separation in Virginia?
He was an unusual political candidate, Lee Carter was. While running for the House of Delegates in 2017, he admitted to, among other things according to the ...
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 ...
How Can I Prevent My Ex’s Boyfriend From Being Around My Children?
The mother of your children may have left your life, but you are committed to keeping the relationship with your own kids healthy. Unfortunately, the guy ...
Can I Be Charged with Abandonment If She Tells Me To Leave?
Your marriage is on the rocks. You and your wife are not getting along. She is upset with you for every little thing; you feel hopeless and ...
How Long Do You Have to be Married to Pay (or Get) Alimony?
The title is not very catchy; it will never make the New York Times Bestseller list: "Court may decree as to maintenance and support of spouses." ...