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We want our clients to be informed – not only about the deatils of their own case, but about their rights and options as written in Virginia law. The collection of blog posts below will help our readers learn more about family law in Virginia, from changes in state laws, to wasy-to-understand summaries of your rights, to answers to common questions about divorce law in Virginia. Readers can learn more in our Library – a collection of articles on divorce law, division of property law, child custody law, and domestic violence law.

“separate property” in divorce may become marital

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Ken Hodge in Divorce, Equitable Distribution

Ken Hodge recently wrote an article outlining how separate property, i.e., property owned by one spouse prior to the marriage, can be treated by the Court as marital property to the extent that it increased in value during the marriage. This is an aspect of Virginia divorce law that many clients find surprising and confounding