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Never-married parents face extra steps when establishing child custody

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In Virginia, unmarried parents have the same rights and responsibilities to their children as married couples do. However, parents who were never married may face some additional steps when they establish child custody after a breakup. Paternity frequently complicates the process of determining custody in cases where the parents were never married. If either party […]

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Varied approaches to divorce offer couples different structures and tones

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Adversarial divorce is perhaps the most visible type of divorce in pop culture. With this approach, both parties hire a divorce lawyer to hash out the divorce in court. This is a lengthy process that can lead to fighting over every detail of the settlement. The adversarial approach usually leads to a trial in court.

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Women Have Usually Trumped Men in Child Custody, But More Men May Win custody Cases

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law /

In divorce cases, child custody and child support (its possible financial corollary) have, traditionally, been skewed heavily in the mother’s favor. But changing legal doctrines, social mores and economic factors have been changing the balance. Statistics from recent decades show that women were consistently awarded custody of children from 1993 through 2007 — 83 percent

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Watching for deception: Bitcoin may be used to conceal assets in divorce

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Increasingly, divorcing spouses who wish to conceal their assets are turning to electronic currencies like Bitcoin. Bitcoin is the most popular of a host of computer-generated currencies that are used to buy all manner of goods and services. It rivals cash in terms of its anonymity and surpasses it in its ease of transfer and

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When Mediation Is Not the Best Way to Resolve a Divorce

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Divorce proceedings can be expensive as well as time-consuming and emotionally draining on the main parties involved. An array of issues, including the division of property, child custody, alimony and other items of contention can prove to be the catalyst for a contentious, drawn-out affair in court. Mediation is often suggested as a viable alternative

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Spouses with Fondness for Online Flirting May Rue Act If Marriage Ends in Divorce

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A famous purveyor of gemstones and the author of the James Bond spy novels would remind us that diamonds are forever, and that is as romantic a thought as it is geologically accurate. However, for couples whose romance is on the rocks, it is probably wise to remember that web postings are forever as well.

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Understanding “Hybrid” Property in a Virginia Divorce

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When spouses divorce in Virginia, the law requires an equitable distribution of marital property. Generally, all property will be defined as marital property or separate property. Marital property is property acquired during the marriage using marital funds; it belongs to both spouses and it must be divided equitably upon divorce. Separate property is property that

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