How to ensure child support is accurate if income increases?

It depends on whether there is already an order for child support and, if so, (1) is it a court order or an administrative support order, (2) is...

Will his new major purchases affect child support amount?

Child support is calculated under VA code section 20-108.2 based on the gross combined income of the parties, not net income (ie, after tax) and...

One ground for divorce in Virginia is having LIVED separate and apart, continuously, without cohabitation and with interruption, for a period of at...

Wife was married to 7 other men before we married. How do I prove she was still married to at least 1 of them at our marriage?

First of all, under Virginia law you do not need your spouse to "grant" you a divorce. That is solely in the power of the court. So, if you can...

Do I need to ask for discoveries in a motion to amend child support case in virginia?

If the case is in J&DR court, then you must get an order authorizing discovery first, which is normally done by filing a motion to authorize...

If my husband is extremely abusive & I can prove it how can this favorably affect any final decisions by the judge in my favor

No, there is no right or entitlement to a court-appointed attorney in a divorce case. The court may appoint a guardian ad liter ( an attorney) to...

If im going trhough divorce with no attorney. Am I automatically seen a representing myself?

Since the attorney is prohibited from communicating with a represented party, it would be a good idea to notify the ppposing party 's attorney that...

Our company lost its contract and I got laid off. Do I have a case in reducing my child support payments?

Yes. If you lost your job through no fault of your own, then you have a material change of circumstance warranting the filing of a petition/motion...

Ex-wife engaged but won't marry. They sleep together and go on joint vacations but don't live together.

The Virginia Court of Appeals just decided a case (Harris v. Harris, Ct. of Appeals of Va., Record No. 1957-11-2, Nov. 13, 2012; VLW 012-7-310(UP),...

What you have done is that the two of you have created a bit of a mess and will probably each need to get a lawyer to fix and finalize everything. ...