Will my husbands income affect my child support?

Child support is based upon the incomes of the child's parents, not spouses of parents. For purposes of calculating child support, income can be...

If I have a bigamy case currently going on against my wife can she still put me up for child support?

The obligation of child support arises from being the parent of the supported child, not from being a spouse or not of the person receiving child...

Can I file for custody in my new state of residence if we have lived there less than 6 mos, and the child is less than 6mos?

From Va. Code 20-146..1: "Home state" means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six...

Need divorce suggestions?

Va. Code § 20-97, "one of the parties was at the time of the filing of the suit and had been for at least six months preceding the filing of the...

If there are existing orders of custody or support, the orders have provisions that require you to update the court and other party when you change...

I live in VA & to file for a divorce you have to be seperated for a year but my spouse refuses to sign agreement . What do I do?

Present the agreement to him. If he won't negotiate an agreeable outcome, or sign the agreement as you present it, docket a trial for a judge to...

Will being married to a great person help you obtain custody?

Matters of custody are determined by considering the factors at Va. Code 20-124.3. If nothing else, a great person would be within the...

If one party of a divorce moves out of the US (non-military), is that Party still subject to the jurisdiction where case filed?

If the other party was subject to the court's jurisdiction and properly served/joined to the case, that party's subsequent move on no bearing on...

Moving out from a family home with the children

I concur with my colleague. The ticket to circuit court is a divorce filing. In the absence of a divorce action, you can file for custody, child...

Can I establish residency as CP with MC in a new state after a local court denied relocation?

You can live anywhere you want. The court can only address where the minor child lives. You can file a motion for relocation but it must be...