Family Law

It takes many years of service to become eligible for a military pension. Someone's role and the length of their service will influence how much they receive in pension benefits. For those who truly commit themselves to their careers, their military pension is one of...

It can be very difficult to plan for the future at the beginning stages of a divorce. You may have very intense emotions, and your spouse may too. If the two of you let your emotions determine what steps you take, your feelings will likely make your divorce much...

Birdnesting is a unique custody situation where the children live in one house 100% of the time. The parents do share custody, but the schedule doesn't tell them when the children move into their house. It tells the parents when they are supposed to move into the...

People spend their entire professional lives saving for retirement and many years fantasizing about life after the end of their careers. Most of your retirement plans are probably focused on your spouse, so divorce will obviously change your retirement significantly....

Starting a business can be a great way to support yourself and possibly your entire family. Maybe you started a professional practice as a dentist, or perhaps you came up with a creative idea for a restaurant. Your business is a source of income and likely also part...

The end of a marriage is an emotionally charged time when decision-making is, at best, impaired. Going through a complicated legal process presents challenges as well. While some spouses choose to fight it out in court, other soon-to-be exes have taken a more...

Unfortunately, children oftentimes find themselves in the middle of highly contentious divorces. This means that their parents often fight over child custody and visitation issues without shielding them from the conflict, but in other circumstances children are used...

It takes a lot of difficult and important work to get to the end of a Virginia divorce. When two individuals decide to end their marriage, they must find ways to divide their property, establish plans for caring for their kids, and set up financial duties to ensure...

Nine states in the United States are community property states, which means that marital assets are divided 50/50 during a divorce. However, Virginia is a common law property state. This means that marital assets are divided according to "equitable division," which...

There are many reasons to choose a collaborative divorce. Collaborative divorces keep you out of the courtroom, and this can save you a lot of time and money. Collaboration also allows you and your ex-spouse to have more control over the end result of the divorce as...