Quick Summary: Coping after divorce at holiday gatherings comes down to three decisions you can make ahead of time: what you'll say about the divorce, which gatherings you'll attend and for how long, and how close…

Quick Summary: Divorce season is the stretch after the winter holidays when many couples decide to divorce. The court filings come later and peak in March and August. Virginia now lets you open a case as…

Quick Summary: Usually not. If you and your spouse have settled everything in a signed agreement and you're divorcing on separation grounds, a Virginia judge may grant the divorce based on sworn paperwork instead of requiring…

Quick Summary: Virginia first classifies debt as marital or separate, then decides how marital debt should be allocated between the spouses. Dividing debts in divorce is equitable, not automatically 50/50, and the name on an account…