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...
Family Law
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...
How do I know if my spouse is hiding assets?
If you do not handle the finances in your marriage, divorce can be a scary idea, especially if you do not work or make very little. How will you live? How will you pay for an attorney? And, another concern is whether your spouse will hide assets, especially since you...
How do I figure child support in a high-asset case?
To some extent, determining child support in a high-asset case works the same as it would in another case. Virginia has a set of Child Support Guidelines, whose formula the courts in this state will use to determine how much financial support each parent should...
Five ways to prepare for your post-divorce financial realities
Divorce can be an expensive endeavor. And we don’t mean that in the context of attorney or court fees, but rather in light of how the property division process typically plays out. Under Virginia law, you and your spouse will have to equitably divide marital assets,...
Take these steps after you decide to divorce
Divorce is one of the most difficult decisions you will make. But between the time you make this decision and file, you should take these steps. Tell your spouse Before addressing all the family law issues in your divorce, it is important to plan how you will tell...