Divorce

If you are going through a divorce, one of the things you may have to worry about is what’s going to happen to your family pet. Whether you have a cat, dog or another animal, that pet is important to you. It’s like family, and you want to make sure it’s cared for. By...

If you are a federal employee (and/or your spouse is one), you know about the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), which is the retirement plan available to employees of the federal government. When a person with a TSP divorces, the TSP typically needs to be divided with their...

Most couples marry with the expectation that their marriage will last forever. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen. While divorce is nothing new, discussions that occur as part of the divorce negotiations are unique to each case. There are some common issues...

Going through a divorce isn’t usually a pleasant time for most people. Many are able to work with their spouse to come up with a separation agreement, custody schedule and other agreements so that they can move on and divorce amicably. Others are unable to do so and...

Believe it or not, the odds are high that your spouse has already at least thought about getting a divorce. They may not have talked to you about it. They may not have taken any steps toward ending the marriage. But they have thought about it.  It’s just a statistical...

A parent or other family member left you a sizable inheritance when they passed away. They left it only to you, so that means that your spouse has no claim to it as you divide up property and other assets, right? Not necessarily. It depends on what you did with that...

When you divorce with children, one of the things you need to put together is a parenting plan. This parenting agreement is there to spell out all the details about how you and your ex-spouse will coparent together. With child custody issues, it’s easy to end up...

After years of fighting, you were glad to get divorced. You still aren’t totally free of your ex-spouse, however, because you have minor children together. Nearly every day, it seems like you’re dealing with a barrage of phone calls and texts from your ex about the...

Loneliness after a divorce or the death of a spouse is common. Even those who at one time promised themselves they would never pursue a romantic relationship again may find themselves yearning for companionship. Finding love a second time can make you feel most...

You might not know there is more than one way to end your marriage. You can choose a fault-based divorce or a no-fault divorce. A fault-based divorce is less common these days. You can only file for this here in Virginia based on two reasons: Cruelty and reasonable...