Divorce

People say that home is where the heart is, but it is also where much of your personal financial worth is. The improvements you make to your property and the equity you've established through monthly payments may represent many years worth of your salary. When you...

You have thought for some time that it may be time to file for divorce. Maybe your spouse mistreats you, or perhaps you simply don't make each other happy anymore. You know that divorce is likely the right decision. However, you don't really know the law in Virginia,...

Getting a divorce in Virginia is not an immediate process. The waiting period for a divorce can last between six months to a year unless you can prove fault. Adultery is one of the types of fault in a divorce that could allow for early divorce, but you will need to...

For people who are on their spouse’s workplace health insurance plan, an impending divorce is likely going to mean having to find new coverage. That is true if your spouse is a federal employee and you’re covered on their Self Plus One or their Self and Family plan of...

You fell in love, you got married -- and then you fell out of love. You and your spouse just weren’t as compatible as you once believed. You’re more than ready to move on, and you’ve even found a new romantic interest. Unfortunately, your spouse is quibbling over...

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...