Divorce

Each year, thousands of divorcing couples in Virginia use mediation to help settle their legal differences. Many of our readers who are on the verge of going through a divorce may be thinking that mediation could be an option for them too.  How does divorce mediation...

The financial obligations of one spouse to another can lead to protected family court conflict in some cases. Most couples do not have a pre-existing agreement in place that addresses alimony, and they will, therefore, need to either negotiate an arrangement while...

Divorce involving successful professionals often become more practically complex than divorces between those with few assets. When people are compelled to divide retirement savings, real property and other high-value resources, they may have a hard time reaching a...

Mediation has become one of the most popular solutions for disputes in modern Virginia divorces. Couples can work with a neutral professional to sort out their disagreements and eventually decide upon fair terms. So long as they reach a compromise and sign an...

If you and your spouse have significant assets, then you’re bound to have conflict over how to divide your marital estate. After all, the outcome of this distribution can dictate what your post-divorce life will look like from a financial perspective. As you try to...

When preparing for a divorce in Virginia, couples either need to reach agreements on certain matters or gather documentation to support their positions in court. For property division purposes, few assets tend to be as challenging for couples to address as real...

Discussions about property division in high-asset Virginia divorces often focus almost exclusively on assets. Couples may fight about real property, business and retirement accounts, and they may ultimately ignore another, equally important aspect of their financial...

A major component of divorce when parents split up is determining child custody. Reston parents going through divorce want the best possible custody arrangement for their kids, even if they don't necessarily agree on the details. While the kids always come first, for...

A traditional approach to divorce involves litigation, where both spouses navigate a lengthy court battle. However, there is an alternative method that has been gaining popularity in recent years - mediation. Mediation is a voluntary process where a neutral third...