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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…
You’ve sat down and had the “talk.” Your marriage is coming to an end. If you have children, the first thought that goes through your mind is “what about the kids?” Filing for a divorce can be a long, complicated,…
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…
Written by: David E. Roop, Jr. and Kabara Korth Praskavich This article will address complex and hidden asset cases in Virginia family law and divorce. The cases have been divided into the following sub-categories: Commingled Separate Property Vacation Homes or…
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…
Usually, but it depends ultimately on what one can prove circumstantially about the putative writer’s connection with the social media site and to the posting. The writer herself can authenticate what she wrote. But what if she won’t? A computer…
August is National Child Support Awareness Month, and a good reminder to reflect on any statutory or case law updates, changes in your own life that may make modification of any child support amount due appropriate, and whether there are…
