If a Virginia resident dies intestate, without a will, his or her property passes according to the laws of intestate succession, or the course of...

If a Virginia resident dies intestate, without a will, his or her property passes according to the laws of intestate succession, or the course of...

The personal representative of an estate - the executor or administrator - is responsible for paying the claims against, and debts of, the estate,...

Property acquired during the marriage and before the date of separation is presumed to be marital property. Income earned during the marriage is...

I am sorry to read of your loss. Ironically, the same circumstances that may relieve you from potential living liabilities to third parties as a...

Call Legal Services of Northern Virginia to see if you qualify for free legal assistance -540-374-9101. A party to a divorce or child custody...

Yes and no. Virginia has a premarital agreement act that allows for the enforcement of written antenuptial and marital agreements, provided they...

Adultery, sodomy or buggery is a fault ground for divorce, which can be considered by the judge in determining whether to award permanent spousal...

Real estate in Virginia drops like a rock into the names of the heirs upon the death of an intestate property owner. An administrator of an estate...

An heir or beneficiary's right to realize an inheritance, bequest or devise is created upon the death of the decedent, by will or intestate...