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Planning and Preparing for One Spouse's Buyout of the Other Spouse's Net Equity Interest in a Marital Home

Own a marital home and going through a divorce? Then what will happen to that marital home has to be resolved in the divorce. One outcome is for the parent with whom the children reside most of the time to … Continue reading

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Does an increase in the value of a spouse's separate property become marital property in equitable distribution in a Virginia divorce case?

Does an increase in the value of a spouse's separate property become marital property in equitable distribution in a Virginia divorce case? It depends on whether the increase in value is considered a passive gain or the result of either … Continue reading

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Can an equitable distribution award be based on an older spouse's future needs without erroneously becoming an award of support?

Can an equitable distribution award be based on an older spouse's future needs without erroneously becoming an award of support? In White v. White, Record No. 1345-09-4, http://www.courts.state.va.us/opinions/opncavwp/1345094.pdf , the Virginia Court of Appeals held that future needs could properly … Continue reading

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Reading your spouse's email | A crime? | He said, she said?

A lot of attention is focused these days in family courts around the country on text messages, voice mails, emails, and various social media that spouses use against each other in divorce and custody matters. In fact, protecting yourself from … Continue reading

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