What documents, records, financial statements, etc should I take with me to custody/visitation hearing?

You should call the clerk and determine what will happen at your scheduled court date. It is a common misconception that a case will always be...

What are my legal right if I haven't received any divorce paper yet but my husband may have his girlfriend pregnant?

Adultery is a fault ground for divorce in Virginia. It can bar a spouse from receiving an award of permanent spousal support or maintenance,...

How and why can a judge take a 4 yr old little girl from her home and send to a dad who never wanted her until now.

I agree with my esteemed colleagues and would add the following: The guardian ad litem is not the judge. Guardians ad litem are human, and,...

NCPs atty has requested discovery in a support matter. Why & What do I do?

The discovery process is designed to prevent trial by ambush, or trial by surprise, by allowing each party to obtain information about the other...

Can I argue that the terms of our separation agreement are unconscionable?

Virginia Code Sections 20-151 and 20-155 (linked below) address the enforceability of pre-marital and marital agreements in Virginia. A separation...

What is the process of a debt collector lawyer going after medical debt? If someone is on disability and ssi?

The next step may be filing a collection case against you in court. The creditor must first obtain a judgment before it can garnish a bank...

My wife and i have been separated for 4 years. We will file a divorce by the end of this year. Do we still divide everything?

Separated spouses spouses would not divide everything, instead they would equitably divide only marital property and allocate only marital debt,...

Do we still own our house despite filing bankruptcy against the mortgage and equity loan?

If your bankruptcy case was closed without your home being administered (sold) by the chapter 7 trustee, then it is deemed to have been abandoned...

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If a divorce decree has been final for over 2 years, can modifications be made if one party wants marital property not mentioned

Either party can request equitable distribution in a divorce proceeding in Virginia. If a court has personal jurisdiction over a spouse to a...

Separation agreement.

Most separation agreements, also known as property settlement agreements, include a provision that allows for written modification of the terms. A...