If she petitions to modify child support, the court will first determine the guideline amount, GA, based upon existing circumstances, i.e., based...

Your grounds for divorce must exist at the time you file. If filing on the fault grounds of adultery, you can file when you learn of the...

Do I have to split the proceeds from the sale of a home if the home was purchased yrs before getting married ?

If you purchased the property prior to marriage, and did not retitle it to joint names, it is presumed separate property, all yours. Make him...

File for divorce only, i.e., no property distribution, etc. Serve notice by publication. Once the publication process runs its course,...

Oral agreements are not enforceable. Va. Code § 20-149. Formalities of premarital agreement. A premarital agreement shall be in writing and...

The rule is that it takes an order to change an order. If the grandparents have court ordered visitation, then the court will have to order to...

Nothing happens. The case is sort of dead in the water. If you concede that his demurrer has merit, submit an agreed order to amend the...

There are three issues here. The first is whether Maine had jurisdiction over your ex-husband to divide his retirement. If you left Va. for...

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Divorce is not supposed to be an equal split in Virginia. Property division in Virginia is equitable distribution per the factors as Va. Code...

Permanent spousal support is determined by Va. Code 20-107.1. "E. The court, in determining whether to award support and maintenance for a...