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…
In February, a Virginia federal court struck down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional under both Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment. Last month, the 4th Circuit US Court of Appeals upheld the federal court’s…
On January 28, 2014, the United States Tax Court ruled in a memorandum opinion (T.C. Memo. 2014-21) that a married couple must pay a tax penalty after completing more than one IRA rollover transfer in a single year. The Court…
There are four guiding principles in selecting a divorce lawyer in Northern Virginia: Know yourself; Know your spouse; Know the various processes; Know the ways lawyers are rated and organized. First, know yourself. What are your goals? Do you want…
Roop Xanttopoulos Babounakis PLLC was named to US News and World Report’s list of the best law firms of 2017. Roop Law is in tier 1, the most prestigious tier. Roop Law is very proud of their lawyers and employees…
Principal of the Roop Law Firm PLLC and family law attorney, David E. Roop, Jr., has been named by the Washingtonian Magazine as one of the Top Lawyers in Divorce and Family Law for 2013-2014. He previously received this recognition…
