A pendente lite hearing is a hearing for temporary relief during the pendency of a divorce. It means “while litigation is pending” in Latin. The Complaint The initial plea you…
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Best Interest of the Child In making custody and visitation determinations in Virginia, the judge must look at the "best interest of the child." Those are 10 factors detailed in…
Often a divorce requires spouses to consider very emotional decisions. One of the emotional decisions is what do you do with your pets after you decide to split ways? Every…
A separation agreement in Virginia, also called a “property settlement agreement,” is a document that divorcing parties use to outline how they will dispose of or resolve the issues that…