One of the challenges with revocable trusts is funding the trust. Funding requires transferring property into the trust. This is relatively easy...

Virginia recognizes as valid, a foreign marriage that was validly celebrated in the country where the couple were married. Although a foreign...

A legal action may be barred by the statute of limitations. There are a number of issues involved in determining whether the statute of...

A testator may revoke a will by physical obliteration - tearing it up, burning it or otherwise destroying it. This is one reason why a lawyer...

This question should be answered by a N.J. lawyer. If the real property were located in Virginia, it is possible that the surviving spouse became...

You have been misinformed. Virginia has a legal separation recognized by the Court of Appeals - it is called a divorce from bed and board, a...

In Bchara v. Bchara, the Virginia Court of Appeals recognized that a husband and wife might live separate and apart under the same roof. A...

In Virginia, a convict is considered a person under a disability. "Convict" means a felon serving time in prison. In any legal proceeding, a...

Upon death, an asset of the decedent that did not pass according to a nonprobate transfer becomes an asset of the decedent's estate. Virginia has...

A contested divorce in Virginia typically takes a year or two, or more. I will assume this is the timeframe of reference for your question. A...