COVID-19 is terrifying a lot of Virginians, and rightly so. Some hunker down, adopting a bunker mentality that preserves the home as a virus-free safe zone. Some seek to escape, by packing the kids in the family car and heading off to surrounding states. Some seek to escape their marriage at the same time. COVID-19 Ground Conditions As of August ...
Tying the knot as a synonym for marriage dates back, depending on your chosen folk etylomology, at least to the Middle Ages when it was called "handfasting."1 Not all Virginia couples tie the knot, sign the marriage certificate, or exchange vows — how do they handle getting a divorce? What Makes a Marriage? In Virginia, you and your true love are legally ...
You may argue the political disingenuousness of the name of the recently passed tax law, “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,” depending on whether or not you are an American receiving either meaningful tax cuts and/or an improved job. Pushing aside the benefits you may or may not see from the law that was passed, locked within the Act’s broadly sweeping ...
Every aspect of our lives is fodder for Hollywood. Just as four weddings and a funeral can become the stuff of movie legend, divorce is often a topic, too. Some are pitch-perfect, like 1979’s Kramer Vs Kramer1 (which nails the emotional roller coaster flawlessly), but some are tone deaf and feature Roseanne Barr. Some of the things movies get wrong ...