My Wife Accrued Debts I Didn’t Know About … Am I Responsible?
You have a one in six chance of hitting a jackpot on a slot machine at Rosie’s Casino in Hampton. What are your chances of living ...
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. ...
What is an Agreed Divorce in Virginia?
Lawyers love words. Words like prima facie, estoppel, and amicus curiae. Here’s a word: poecilonym. The next time your drinking buddy pulls a bar bet on ...
Is a Basic Virginia Separation Agreement Enough?
Not much is left of Basic City, Virginia. It was whole and happy for only around 34 years before being consolidated with its neighbor in 1924. ...
Can My Wife Kick Me Out of Our Apartment or Rental?
Is your monthly rent above or below $1,257? The U.S. Census bureau reports1 that Virginia’s median gross residential rent from 2016 through 2020 was $1,257, an ...
The Basics of Property Disputes During Separation
Habeas ut nanctus. Plautus, a Roman playwright, wrote that in 194 BCE. It means, “He keeps that finds.” Today, we and a playground of school kids ...