Divorce involves complicated processes that can enhance the pain of separating from a spouse. Due to this, you or the other party can make regrettable and prejudicial decisions. Thus, it will be best to have a plan moving forward. However, despite employing a sensible...
Divorce
What leads to divorce around the holidays?
The end of the year is just one festival after the next. Maybe, you and your spouse spent the year making big plans to bring the entire family together under one roof. Or, maybe you and your spouse are planning the holidays traveling between each family or taking a...
Can you be charged with adultery if you date during your separation?
Getting a divorce in Virginia can be a lengthy and frustrating process. You need your situation to meet one of the fault-based standards for divorce or separate from your spouse for a full year (or at least 6 months if certain conditions are met) to pursue a no-fault...
Making your divorce more efficient
You and your spouse put everything into the marriage, but it’s just not meant to be. The time for divorce has arrived and you are eager to get on with it. Ideally, you want the divorce to be as painless as possible. However, there are many things to sort out, such as...
Health insurance considerations when divorcing a federal employee
If you’ve been on your soon-to-be ex’s Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plan, it’s crucial to know what you need to do to maintain your health insurance coverage after your divorce. That’s assuming you aren’t a federal employee or retiree yourself. Unlike...
Staying together might be worse than divorce on your children
Parents who aren’t getting along might be tempted to remain together for the sake of the children. While this is a good intention, it isn’t always for the best. Kids who are subjected to continuous strife can suffer greatly. Sometimes, parents try to balance this out...
Grey divorces and finances: What to keep in mind
The end of any marriage can be a traumatic experience, but it can be a lot more complex if the marriage has lasted decades. Divorces that involve individuals who are over 50 years old are commonly referred to as grey divorces. These divorces have some special...
What’s the best way to divide the marital home?
Knowing that you and your spouse currently share one major asset, your family home, you are right to be concerned about how it could be divided during our divorce. In Virginia, the courts usually prefer a fair and equitable split of your marital property, which is...
What can delay a divorce?
You want to get divorced, and you really just want the whole process to be over as soon as possible. You'd like to be able to move on with your life and be apart from your ex for good. However, you're aware that this process can take a long time and there may even be...
What does it mean to commingle an inheritance?
In many divorce cases, a spouse who got an inheritance from their parents will want to keep the whole inheritance. They don't want to go through property division and give any percentage to their ex, let alone half of that money. And, in a lot of situations, this is...