In 1981, Virginia ended the common-law doctrine of interspousal tort immunity with Virginia Code Section 8.01-220.1, which doctrine up to that...

I have changed the practice area to "Real Estate." A joint tenant can sell his or her interest in property owned as joint tenants with the...

How do I start the process and can I even get help?

A spouse is not required to have joint deposit accounts, with exclusive control to only one spouse. A spouse could set up his or her own account...

How do I sell the house, when the court recorded that I owed $26,000 money. The company that I contact is only by letter.

There is a procedure in Title 55.1 of the Code of Virginia to force the lien creditor to file a certificate of satisfaction when the underlying...

My divorce is finalized and my x husband is not happy about the equity distribution, he is planning to appeal, how likely win?

An appeal from a Virginia Circuit Court divorce case is taken to the Virginia Court of Appeals. The appeal is based on the written record of the...

"Next of kin" is not a legally precise term, as it may or may not include relatives who are not blood relatives, such as spouses. Lawyers use the...

I am trying to figure out the best options for me since I am not financially responsible for the home and just on the deed?

Most married couples hold title to real property as tenants by the entirety with the common-law right of survivorship. Upon divorce, the...

A person who dies without a will has died intestate. With the laws of intestate succession, Virginia Code Section 64.2-200 et seq., Virginia...

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If parents (non US Citizens) send me (US Citz) money to buy a Condo (all cash) would the Condo be considered marital property?

A gift to a spouse in his or her name alone, from someone other than his or her spouse, during the marriage, would be presumed to be separate...

A QDRO is not the source of rights in a retirement plan, pension, profit-sharing plan or deferred compensation plan; it is merely the expression or...