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Divorce is never easy—but it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. At Trustice, we help individuals navigate the legal, emotional, and financial aspects of ending a marriage with clarity and confidence.
Whether your divorce is amicable or contested, simple or complex, our Richmond-based legal team provides strategic guidance tailored to your unique situation. We work to protect your rights, advocate for your interests, and minimize unnecessary conflict so you can focus on building a stronger future.
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Frequently Asked Questions
In Virginia, you can file for divorce on both “no-fault” and “fault” based grounds. If you file on “no-fault” grounds, it means that you and your spouse have lived separate and apart for the required period and you are not alleging any fault on the part of your spouse for the divorce. If you file on “fault” based grounds, you are claiming that your spouse engaged in conduct that amounts to adultery, cruelty, or desertion (whether it be actual or “constructive”). Your attorney will discuss which grounds make the most sense for your case before filing any complaint.
Any Virginia resident can obtain a divorce in Virginia without retaining an attorney. However, to ensure one’s rights and interests are protected and fairly represented in obtaining a divorce from their spouse, it is wise to retain an attorney.
It depends. A divorce may be completed in a matter of weeks or months, or it could take several years (3, 4, 5+) to finalize a divorce, depending on the number and complexity of contested issues in the divorce, the Court’s schedule, and the individual facts of the case.
Procedurally, the very first step upon filing a Complaint for Divorce is to have it served on the other party. Upon proper service, the other party has twenty-one days to file an Answer to the Divorce and a Counterclaim (if they so choose). The individual facts of each case dictate the next steps thereafter, which may be sending discovery requests, filing motions, settlement negotiations, scheduling depositions, etc.
There are no real legal or procedural advantages that come with being the first to file.
If parties are able to agree on some of the issues in a divorce, then any other issues they are unable to agree on will be decided by a judge.
Yes, courts in Virginia may provide for one spouse to pay the other spousal support and maintenance. Courts can award spousal support both pendente lite, which means while the divorce is still pending, and permanently upon entry of a final decree of divorce.
Resources
Trustice Child Support Calculator: Parent Receiving
Trustice Child Support Calculator: Parent Paying
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