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 divorce. In your gut you know she is right — you two were not destined for a strong future together. Your head, though, is fogged; does the divorce happen in Tennessee, or in Virginia? Does ...
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 Chicago Sun-Times1, having explicit photos of himself on the internet, being unable to hold a job, and proceeding through his third divorce. Instead of hiding his dirty laundry, he advertised it, a highly unusual move. ...
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 your ex-wife or ex-partner is now seeing is, well, a creeper. He unsettles you, says inappropriate things, and makes a point of displaying his control of your ex. Worse, he sends out the wrong ...
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 alone. Finally, she tells you to get out. Leave the house, she screams, and don't come back! That sounds great to you — a relief, really, after all you have put up with — but then ...
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." But it is the heart of the law behind spousal support in Virginia. Knowing exactly when it "kicks in" can help you determine what your spousal support (alimony) situation will be after divorce. Spousal ...
Not sure where to buy the freshest produce in Virginia? Well, check out the Giant grocery store in Manassas, which recently found an interesting reason to clear out and replace a lot of produce, fast. A man was arrested, says the Virginian-Pilot,1 for rubbing Giant’s produce on his back side and then returning the produce to the shelves. No word ...
You two began married life in complete agreement. Then you discovered she liked the Red Sox, and you were a Braves fan. No big deal, but then more and more disagreements emerged. Major issues; enormous emotional pain. After all the boundless suffering and bonds sundered, you finally agree on only one more thing: you need to divorce. How can you ...
The Tall Texan, Billy Walker, crooned a major hit in 1964 called “Circumstances,” with this soppy, sweetly sad little lyric: “O! But the dreams this foolish heart romances, When two blue people were the victim of circumstances.” Though Walker was not a Virginian (the shame!), many a Virginia Dad has felt the hard heartache of changing circumstances affecting child custody. Endangering ...
“A lawyer shall not reveal information protected by the attorney-client privilege under applicable law or other information gained in the professional relationship that the client has requested be held inviolate or the disclosure of which would be embarrassing …” The words do not have the ringing majesty of, say, the words of Shadwell, Virginia’s native son, who began his most ...