Virginia Divorce Lawyers

Our practice areas include divorce, child custody, child visitation, spousal support, child support, property division, domestic violence, military divorce, child abduction matters, premarital agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, jurisdictional issues, international family law matters and appeals involving all areas of family law.

Our office is located in Vienna, near Tyson's Corner in Northern Virginia, and we routinely handle cases in the counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun and Prince William, as well as in the city of Alexandria.  We also accept cases in nearly all other Virginia jurisdictions, and we have represented clients in the counties of Albemarle, Augusta, Caroline, Frederick, Goochland, King George, Middlesex, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Stafford and Spotsylvania, as well as in the cities of Fredericksburg and Winchester. Please read on to learn more about our areas of practice.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law & Divorce  - spousal support (alimony and maintenance), child custody, visitation, child support, divorce, separation, enforcement, marital agreements, equitable distribution, mediation and post divorce modification
  
  
• Child Custody & Visitation  - child custody, legal custody, physical custody, visitation, enforcement, contempt, modification, grandparent visitation, paternity, interstate and international jurisdiction
  
  
• Child Support & Spousal Support  - child support awards, child support arrearages, child support enforcement, spousal support, spousal support arrearages, spousal support enforcement, and income deduction orders
  
  
• Equitable Distribution - marital assets, marital debts, business valuation, business interests, valuation of retirement accounts, 401(k)s, pensions, stocks and bonds, tax considerations, premarital and prenuptial agreements, separate property, gifts, inheritance, and stock incentive plans and options
  
  
• Domestic Assault & Violence  - physical child abuse, psychological abuse, spousal physical violence, spousal sexual violence, restraining and protective orders, stalking, and harassment
  
  
• Military Family Law  - domicile and residency requirements for filing and service, compliance with military rules and regulations, military retired pay and marital property under the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act (USFSPA), military benefits and retirement interests, Service Members Civil Relief Act (formerly known as the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act)
  
  
• Child Abduction  - Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, and International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA)
  
  
• Premarital Agreements - premarital agreements and prenuptial agreements regarding premarital assets, premarital debts, how property will be divided in the event of a divorce, and whether spousal support will be paid  in the event of a divorce
  
  
• Separation and Property Settlement Agreements, including mid-marriage agreements - legally binding agreements between spouses which resolve issues such as marital property and marital debt division, spousal support, child custody, visitation, child support, and insurance coverage
  
  
• Family Law Jurisdiction  - Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (UIFSA)
  
  
• International Family Law
  
  
• Appeals & Appellate Practice  - divorce, military divorce, child custody and visitation orders, child support orders, spousal support orders, equitable distribution of marital property, and family law jurisdictional issues under the UCCJEA and PKPA

To learn more about divorce, child custody, child visitation, spousal support, child support, property division, domestic violence, military divorce, child abduction matters, premarital agreements, separation and property settlement agreements, jurisdictional issues, international family law matters and appeals  involving all areas of family law please contact us today.  For further information about a variety of legal topics please visit our E-Newsletter , Family Law Practice Center, or Child Custody & Visitation Practice Center.