If you are preparing to end your marriage, your focus may be on securing terms that will be most likely to benefit your children. You want to ensure their protection and security long-term, and that means seeking a custody and visitation order that allows them to have...
Family Law
Creating a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement
It is exciting when a couple is engaged and planning a wedding. While their focus might be on choosing a venue, deciding on rings or sending out invitations, they may also consider creating a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. These agreements outline the rights and...
Do I need to worry about hidden assets in my divorce?
Do you have a high net worth divorce? If so, you may wonder if you need to worry about hidden assets in your divorce. What are hidden assets? Hidden assets are any assets that one spouse does not disclose or tries to conceal from the other spouse during the divorce...
What happens when lawyers divorce?
Divorce is never easy, but it can be especially difficult for lawyers. Virginia lawyers are often involved in high-conflict, high-stakes and high-profile cases that can affect their personal and professional lives. Moreover, lawyers have complex financial situations...
Does marriage length affect Virginia spousal support?
If you are going through a divorce, you may wonder how the length of your marriage will affect your eligibility and amount of spousal support. In many high-net-worth Virginia divorces, one spouse has a much higher income. As a result, the other spouse worries about...
How to prepare for your child custody case
One of the most complex aspects of any divorce is determining what will happen with the children. You may feel strongly about a specific outcome, but your spouse may have different ideas. Differing opinions about what should happen with the kids can result in a...
Don’t forget about your estate plan in your divorce
In many ways, divorce is an overhaul of your entire life, especially your financial life. You must examine almost every aspect of your finances and figure out how things will look post-divorce, all while dealing with the onslaught of emotions that come with divorce....
Virginia spousal support–Part 3
As readers of this blog know, we have explored our state’s spousal support system over the last few months. This is a particularly complicated issue for Alexandria, Virginia, high-asset divorces as their marital estate is often much larger and more complicated....
The long-term effects of divorce in Virginia
If you are divorced, you probably experienced emotional pain as well as loss and resentment. However, as time went by, you may have put those feelings into perspective, and now you can hopefully see some positive outcomes for your life. According to a recent survey,...
Nesting is a solution for some divorcing families
When parents divorce, both future co-parents are primarily concerned with how the divorce will affect their parental rights and the children themselves. This worry and the knowledge that divorce often has negative effects on Alexandria, Virginia, children can lead...
