Divorce can directly affect your finances and your schedule with your children, which makes obtaining fair terms that protect your rights paramount. If you are considering a divorce, have been served with divorce papers, or are ready to file your own papers, it’s time to consult with experienced divorce attorneys in the 23462 zip code area.Â
While your divorce experience will be utterly unique to you, the basic terms of divorce vary only in relation to the circumstances that apply. You and your divorcing spouse will either resolve the terms that apply in your situation between yourselves or will require the court’s intervention to make determinations on any that remain. The basic terms include:
Each of these can represent an important element of your post-divorce future, which means that each requires careful legal consideration.Â
Your dedicated divorce attorney will skillfully take on all the following tasks to help ensure that you obtain divorce terms that allow you and your children to move forward toward your best future:
In Virginia, those assets that you and your spouse come to own as a married couple are deemed marital property that must be divided between you fairly upon divorce. This division has the tendency to be one of the most seriously contested divorce terms.
You and your divorcing spouse will need to resolve the matter of how you will address legal custody, which determines primary decision-making authority, and physical custody, which determines how you will divide your time with your shared children. Each represents an important pillar of your rights and responsibilities as a parent.Â
Parents are responsible for supporting their children financially, and when the parents are not together, child support helps divide this responsibility between them fairly.Â
Alimony is only awarded in those circumstances in which one spouse is left financially disadvantaged by divorce while the other has the ability to provide financial assistance.Â
The formidable divorce attorneys at Mahoney Richmond Thurston, PLLC – in the 23462 zip code area – take immense pride in our sterling track record of guiding challenging cases like yours toward beneficial outcomes that uphold our clients’ rights and best interests. Your future is too important to leave to chance, so please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information about what we can do to help you today.