The pandemic stemming from the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has had unprecedented implications across the US and throughout the world, and there are countless consequences that affect Virginians at a local level. It is reassuring to note that many communities nationwide…
Named as top lawyers, the attorneys at Roop Xanttopoulos Babounakis, PLLC were recently featured in the Washingtonian printed magazine in recognition of their accomplishments. In the past, the Washingtonian name Top Lawyers, but this past December (2019), they began naming…
The following are the steps required in order to complete a remote online notarization (RON) of a document: In order to get started, each participant must provide an email address. Each signer’s email address MUST be unique; sharing email addresses…
When a couple goes through a divorce, in most cases, their marital assets and marital debts must be divided between them. In Virginia, like many other states, marital assets and debts are divided according to the principle of equitable distribution.…
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When the court enters a child custody order, it does so according to what it determines to be in the child’s best interest at the time of the trial. The custody arrangement that is in the child’s best interest can…
People divorce for a variety of reasons. The reason why you divorce is personal; you are under no obligation to tell anybody, not even the court (if seeking a Virginia no-fault and/or uncontested divorce case), why you have chosen to…
It is December 21, 2017. I write this before the House Bill becomes law. The house bill relating to spousal support and alimony likely initially benefits, then almost certainly harms, economically-dependent spouses in long-term marriages. Under current law, spousal support,…
One of the most immediate concerns of every family going through separation and divorce is how to make ends meet. Not only are there suddenly double the household expenses (mortgage, rent, and utilities), there are increased temporary costs (like legal…
Many divorcing couples in Northern Virginia abhor the concept of litigation, some of them for good reason. The primary benefits of litigating a divorce are: (a) to require the controlling, unreasonable or self-interested party to subject himself or herself to…
