Perhaps, you consider yourself part of the trending crowd in Virginia. You’re someone who, although you have celebrated more than 50 birthdays, likes to keep up with the times, stay updated on advanced technology and try to live your best life because you and your...
Divorce
Living apart under the same roof: a survival guide
There’s one phase of the divorce process that many couples dread, but it can be unavoidable: living together after you decide to split. In most cases, people continue to live in the same home out of financial necessity, for the kids, or because they want to test the...
Should household goods be appraised in a divorce?
As the years pass during a marriage, couples here in Virginia and elsewhere will often purchase items for their homes. Like many people, they may not spend much time considering the value of their household goods during their daily lives. However, when it comes to...
What will happen to my retirement fund in a divorce?
Most people in Fairfax and Leesburg have a lot of wealth tied up in their retirement plans. Some in the area may have a 401(k) plan through their private employers, while public employees and others may be entitled to a retirement pension after so many years of...
Making sure marital property division follows a prenup
Before the “I do’s” and after wedding preparations begin, many Virginia couples may discuss the possibility of executing a prenuptial agreement. One of the primary intents of such an agreement is to decide issues regarding marital property division in the event of a...
Who has a right to a share in a military pension in a divorce?
Military service members in the Fairfax and Leesburg areas perform the crucial and honorable role of protecting our nation’s interests. However, a marriage in which one or both spouses are members of the military can be challenging. Long deployments and frequent moves...
What happens to my business in my divorce?
Property division in divorce can be the most stressful and complicated portion of the entire process. Splitting up the assets of between two people includes bank accounts, retirement assets, and expensive property like homes, cars, and boats. These assets are...
It takes work and time to reach an equitable property settlement
During your marriage, you may have worked diligently to build a business, your portfolio, your retirement accounts and more. Perhaps you finally bought the house of your dreams and filled it with carefully selected items. Now that you are divorcing, you want to make...
A budget helps identify what people need from a divorce
It does not matter how much money Virginia couples have during their marriage. Divorce will bring financial changes and the agreement the parties reach can help create some post-divorce financial security. To better understand what will make that happen, it would be...
Laying the financial foundation while preparing for divorce
Money matters may have been at the core of your disagreements with your spouse. The silence, arguments, indifference and one-sidedness regarding money-spending and money-saving habits piled up so high that your marriage could not recover. As it turned out, the two of...

