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 ...
Why Would You Get Separated Instead of Divorced?
Barroom lawyers are interesting folks. If you want to start a friendly—or not-so-friendly — argument spirited discussion in a Virginia bar, take bets on the concept ...
Does Sex with My Wife Reset the Clock on Separation?
Steve Shubin owns U.S. Patent #5782818A1, a “Device for discreet sperm collection.” We mention this because a) Steve Shubin is a multimillionaire now, b) the “device” ...
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 ...
Six Degrees of Separation: Tips for Getting Your Life Back After a Split
Consider this nugget from 1703’s Athenian Mercury, a British periodical: "If I am thinking of committing any great and enormous crime and sin (as adultery), but ...
Marital Separation: Advice for Couples on the Brink of a Split
A chasm is not a canyon. Consider the Grand Canyon, very deep but also very wide. Seeing it is awe-inspiring and humbling. Consider, though, a deep, ...
What is Abandonment? Can I Be Accused of It?
Would you ever leave your children in a locked car in a parking lot, alone? Probably not. Would you ever go to a nightclub with your ...