In Virginia, spouses can file for divorce on either a “fault” or “no-fault” basis. No-fault divorce is a popular option because neither party is required to place or accept blame in order for the marriage to be dissolved. However, divorcing couples do have the option...
In Virginia, courts divide marital property equitably in a divorce. Virginia law defines marital property as all property acquired following the date of marriage and before the date of the last separation, including retirement accounts and retirement savings. There...
Members of the military have an important duty to fulfill and that duty should not be used against them when it comes to their rights as parents. The Virginia Military Parents Equal Protection Act was passed in 2008 to protect military parents’ rights to contact and...
Military service members with children going through a divorce must create or amend a family care plan. All branches of the military require these plans to ensure that the children of military parents will be properly cared for, particularly in the event of sudden...
Virginia law outlines a clear schedule of monthly basic child support obligations, so people going through a divorce often assume that a similar schedule is available for spousal support or alimony obligations. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Instead, the law...
During your divorce, you had the challenging task of attempting to create a child custody arrangement that would not only work then, but in the future as well. Unfortunately, you can't account for every eventuality when all you have to work with is a snapshot in time...
The term "empty nesters" ordinarily applies to parents whose adult children have left home. So, you may be asking yourself, under what circumstances do children become empty nesters? It happens through a relatively unique type of co-parenting arrangement in which the...
The reasons why couples divorce are as numerous and unique as the couples themselves. As each marriage progresses through time the spouses’ two personalities ebb and flow – one stronger at one time, the other weak; the two personalities melding and harmonizing for a...
You have memories, fond or otherwise, of purchasing your home, whether it was your first starter home or the home of your dreams. You moved in, decorated it, made it your own, and lived your life in it for years. Now, the question of what to do with your home is one...
The traditional vision for raising a child involves two married parents - each pitching in with feedings and diapers, sharing play time and reading bedtime stories, and later helping with homework, and attending school events as a family. You and your spouse may have...
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