Divorce

Divorce is commonly looked at in a negative light. Traditionally, society has frowned upon the practice, but this is starting to change. Perceptions that parents must stay together for the children, no matter what, are often not founded upon compelling evidence....

Property division following a divorce does not always go smoothly. Your spouse may try to short-change you out of some assets in the marital estate by hiding them or failing to disclose their existence to the court. It means that, in the end, you will end up with less...

If you get divorced and you're going through court, various types of evidence may be used. It's important to know that the things that you post on social media can be submitted as evidence. You may have intended them to be seen only by friends or family members, but...

Every divorce is unique. People have different needs. A couple with young children may need to litigate custody matters, while an older couple facing retirement may have completely different challenges. Some couples dividing retirement savings or pensions will need to...

No one plans on their marriage ending in divorce. Still, after weeks or months of struggling to make the relationship work, there comes a time when you need to move forward with the next step. Investigating the divorce process can seem like a cumbersome undertaking....

Divorce is an expensive process. Spouses spend thousands of dollars on court costs and attorney fees in addition to needing to divide all of their property. Going through a divorce can make even comfortable middle-class families feel financially stressed. Couples...

If you haven’t yet begun the divorce process or if your divorce (or legal separation) wasn’t final at the end of last year, you and your spouse are still married as far as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is concerned for purposes of your 2021 income tax returns....

If there is one thing that can make your divorce easier on yourself and your spouse it’s to find common ground. Being able to find a basic starting point for your divorce will help you start working on tasks to help resolve your divorce. For example, agreeing that...

Imagine that you've spent the last year feeling like you're constantly disagreeing and arguing with your spouse. Everything that the two of you talk about seems to turn into an argument, and you're just never on the same page.  Eventually, it's getting so stressful...

Most of the time, people divorce in Virginia using the no-fault process. By attesting to the courts that their relationship has broken down, one spouse can get a divorce without proving anything. However, some people still pursue fault-based divorces. They may belong...