How can a landlord garnish your check when you don't even live on the property any longer

A landlord can sue a tenant for rent based on the written contract or lease between the parties. The fact that a tenant is no longer in possession...

My question is if I agree to an uncontested no fault divorce all I have accumulated that that's in my name but was for both

If spouses are unable to agree on how to divide their marital property and debt, a judge who grants a divorce can conduct equitable distribution...

What does it mean when there is a result of "released" on a recent garnishment summons?

Clerk's notations on files or websites are not binding on a court, or determinative of a legal dispute, and may be erroneous. No one should make a...

I need assistance, please, with a family law matter.

Under Virginia Code Section 20-90, a spouse can file a suit to affirm a marriage. A bigamous marriage is void ab initio in Virginia, a legal...

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Division of land left by father but no will?

Under the laws of intestate succession in Virginia, real estate of a decedent who dies intestate "drops like a rock" into the names of his or her...

In order to obtain a divorce in Virginia, the plaintiff must properly serve the defendant with process according to Virginia law. Many parties...

One reason people use trusts is for privacy. Trust agreements are not normally recorded or a matter of public record, other than a testamentary...

In Virginia can I file to revisit financials if there is a pending trial regarding custody?

Child support is always modifiable in Virginia upon a material change in financial circumstances. The child support guidelines, which create the...

Can I have sibling removed from estate we both live in?

When a person dies intestate in Virginia, his or her real property "drops like a rock" into the names of his or her heirs. The heirs are the...

Trusts may be revocable or irrevocable. An irrevocable trust may not be terminated by the settlors; a revocable trust may be revoked by the...