Individuals who have signed a Marital Agreement requiring them to pay spousal support to a former spouse as well as those individuals whose Final Decree of Divorce directs the payment of spousal support to a former spouse, want to know how the payor’s prospective retirement will affect that obligation. Likewise, individuals (usually former wives) whom are receiving periodic spousal support…[...]

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Our clients often come in for a consultation with questions related to probate. They have heard that probate is something they should avoid for the sake of their loved ones. They have heard that the probate process in Virginia can be time consuming and expensive. What is probate? Probate is the legal procedure/process by which the court supervises the transfer…[...]

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Clients who have signed a Property Settlement Agreement, also known as a Marital Agreement or Separation Agreement, with their spouse often ask our Manassas family lawyers at MLG whether it is possible to avoid or “get out” of the Agreement. The short answer is that avoiding the obligations set out in a signed Agreement is quite difficult. Our appellate Courts…[...]

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A husband and Wife have just signed their Wills. They naturally have every expectation that the language in their Wills is controlling as to what happens to their property when they die. However, if the Will preparer has not become familiar with how the couple owns their property (how the property is titled), there could be problems the couple did…[...]

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