According to the most recent available data, the Virginia divorce rate hit a recent low in 2017.Those statistics show that 3 in every 1,000 people living here divorced that year. That reflects a slight decline from 2016 and 2015, when the divorce rate was 3.4 people in 1,000 and...
Read more: How to Get Divorced in Virginia Without Going Broke or Losing Your MindYou may have been planning your retirement for years. You thought that you and your spouse had the same plans and dreams – and then your divorce happened. You have to pay for the divorce, and you and your spouse are divided. When a divorce occurs, you may be wondering how you...
Read more: DIVORCE & SOCIAL SECURITY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOWOne of the first lessons we learn as young children is that life is not fair. As adults, we quickly learn how unfair it can actually be. Nevertheless, when it comes to our personal relationships, we stubbornly cling to the belief that we should be treated fairly based on...
Read more: Virginia Divorce Law and Real Estate: A Myriad of Rules and RegulationsYour marriage might be over, but the relationship you have with your children will last a lifetime. Often your children will serve as the single link left between yourself and a divorced spouse. Therefore, no matter how bad your divorce is, you should always strive to make the situation...
Read more: 9 Questions to Ask Before Negotiating Child Custody in DivorceIn the United States, 40 – 50 percent of all first marriages end in divorce or separation. Sixty percent of second marriages end in divorce and a whopping 73 percent of third marriages end that way. You may be asking yourself, “do all of these divorces get resolved in...
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