For many people who grew up believing that divorce is bad or shameful, it can seem to be an odd concept that perhaps life might get better after they split, especially if one or both partners is terribly unhappy. As a recent essay suggests, the idea of one spouse...
Divorce is without question difficult no matter what age family members are, but concerns tend to shift depending on how long the couple has been married. As newlyweds start a family and watch it grow, the family needs that come to the forefront in divorce require...
When parents in Fairfax County divorce, they may assume that this means they will each reside separately, and their kids will spend some time living with one parent and the rest of the time living with the other parent. This constant back-and-forth can be hard on a...
Spousal support is an important issue that comes up during many divorces. Divorcing spouses can benefit from understanding how spousal support is determined when it is at issue during their divorce. Factors used to determine spousal support during divorce There are...
If you feel like your child is being manipulated by his or her other parent in hopes of distancing the child from you, then you need to take swift action to ensure that you’re protecting your child and your parental rights. After all, a lot of this parental alienation...
At this point in our lives, most of us who have friends who have been divorced, perhaps, even multiple times. Someone in our circle can tell horror stories about the divorce process; whether it is the costs, fighting, life drain, etc. And, for some, these horror...
Raising a child may be rewarding, but it does come with many expenses. Following a divorce or the end of a relationship, parents in Virginia and elsewhere the children still need to be cared for. In order to ensure this is maintained, one parent may seek child...
When a parent anticipates that they will need to modify their child support payments they should know what to do and act promptly. In some circumstances, child support may be modified so parents should understand the child support modification process. How is child...
Divorce at any age poses financial challenges for both spouses, not only in the depletion of savings during the division of marital assets, but also the drop in standard of living once each has established their own livings quarters. For older couples, however, the...
A Virginia divorce comes with inevitable complications in every aspect of the case. While child custody, child support and spousal support will inevitably rise to the top on the list of concerns, property division will also weigh heavily in the future. This is...
