VIDEO: Robin walks you through the 3 primary methods of keeping your family home in a divorce situation.
What about the money & taxes?
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How Can I Keep My House In a Divorce
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Divorce: Separation Agreement is Key (the divorce is just a formality)
VIDEO: Robin clears up misunderstandings about the difference between your divorce settlement and your divorce
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How Does Money Get Divided In a Divorce
VIDEO: Robin lays out for you, in clear language, how money and assets are split up in a divorce.
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Is Everything Split 50/50 in a Divorce?
Estimated Reading Time: 3 min read
If you are considering a divorce, you are probably wondering: “How will my assets be divided?”
Most people ...
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5 Divorce Hacks for Saving Time and Money
VIDEO: Divorce is tough enough. Settlement should be streamlined.
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Modifying Child Support in Virginia
VIDEO: Robin gives step by step instructions on how to modify child support after you are divorced.
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How to Modify Child Support After Divorce in Virginia
Here are the step-by-step instructions you need to know to modify your child support post-divorce in Virginia.
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Living Separate and Apart – Virginia Divorce
VIDEO: Robin lists the criteria that courts look for to meet the requirements of “living separate and apart” for a Virginia divorce.
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When Divorce Forces the Stay at Home Mom to Choose Daycare
Estimated Reading Time: 3 min 13 sec
There has been a great deal of research demonstrating that high quality daycare is beneficial to children's emotional ...
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How Much Does Divorce Cost?
VIDEO: In this video, I tell you what divorce costs if you go the attorney route versus hiring a mediator. I also provide tips to keep your costs down. ...
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Who Claims Children on Taxes After Divorce?
VIDEO: In this video, I provide everything you need to know about child-related tax benefits and how they are split up between divorced parents.
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How Long Do You Have To Be Separated For Divorce In Virginia?
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes 20 seconds
In a Virginia Divorce, Judges Only Divide Marital Assets Acquired Before Separation
In a Virginia divorce, ...
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How are Assets Divided in Divorce
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes 30 seconds
Dividing and distributing assets in a Virginia divorce is a four-step process:
Identify and determine ...
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Date Of Separation - Effect on Property Distribution - Virginia
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes 20 seconds
In a Virginia Divorce, Judges Only Divide Marital Assets Acquired Before Separation
In a Virginia divorce, ...
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Living Separate and Apart – Requirements Under Virginia Divorce Law
Estimated Reading Time: 3 Minutes 50 seconds
In a Virginia divorce, there must always be grounds for divorce. In a "no-fault" divorce, those grounds ...
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Tax Effects of Alimony (Spousal Support) | New Tax Rules as of 1/1/2019 under the TCJA
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes 50 seconds
Starting Jan 1, 2019, the long-standing tax rules associated with alimony have significantly changed, and ...
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What is a Marital Settlement Agreement and MSA in a Virginia Divorce?
Estimated Reading Time: 8 Minutes 30 seconds
A Marital Settlement Agreement and MSA is a contract between a married couple that sets out the terms of ...
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Mine, Yours, and Ours in a Virginia Divorce
Estimated Reading Time: 13 Minutes
How Do Virginia Courts & Mediators View Equitable Distribution When a Husband and Wife Commingle Separate (Non-Marital) ...
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Writing Divorce Settlement Agreements that Stand the Test of Time
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes 25 seconds
Writing good Divorce Settlement Agreements—particularly when children are involved—blends two divergent, ...
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What is "Equitable distribution of property"?
Estimated Reading Time: 9 Minutes
THE DEFINITION of EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION – NOT 50%/50%
Equitable Distribution is the legal term for how judges, ...
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Divorce & Social Security: What You Need to Know
By Guest Blogger, Angelique Ayala
Everyone plans to retire. Most would like to retire sooner rather than later but, unfortunately, that doesn’t always ...
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Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ Advice: - Your Kids and $!
For many individuals, getting divorced forces them to dive deep into the world of personal finance . . . sometimes kicking and screaming. It is a necessary ...
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What is Business Goodwill in a Virginia Divorce?
When valuing a small or family-owned business in a Virginia divorce, parties need to be aware of the concept of “goodwill.” Goodwill is divided into ...
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Business Valuation & Division in a VA Divorce
Settling a divorce case in Virginia, where one of the parties owns a business, can be extremely challenging. Businesses are considered “property” ...
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6 Tips for Financial Success After Divorce
6 Tips for Financial Success After Divorce
Experienced Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA) Provides Advice
Divorce is difficult for ...
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Child Support Income Determinations - Virginia Divorce
For purposes of calculating Child Support in a Virginia divorce, gross income is what is used (not net, not AGI, nor anything else). The term “gross ...
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Dependent Exemptions, Child Custody & Divorce
The Internal Revenue Code has changed as of December 22, 2017. For up-to-date information about child related tax benefits, see this video.
...
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Tax-timing a Marriage or Divorce
As part of your tax planning, you need to consider an expected change in your filing status for this year or next. The frequently overlooked strategy ...
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Key College Planning Questions for Divorcing Parents
When a couple with children divorces, they need to consider how college expenses will now be planned. Will their original thinking about paying for college ...
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ROBIN GRAINE, JD, CDFA, GRAINE MEDIATION

Virginia Divorce – Equitable Distribution of Pre-Marital Property after the David Case
In Virginia, property that is owned pre-marriage is known as “separate property”. Separate property may consist of:
tangible assets (e.g. automobiles, ...
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The “Wild West” of Divorce Law Concerning Real Estate in Virginia
For many years, the courts and bar have been trying to figure out the best way to equitably (i.e. “fairly”) divide and distribute the equity value ...
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Does an Ex-Spouse get an Ex-Spouse’s Social Security Benefits?
Ex-spouses are often entitled to receive social security in the amount of 50% of the value of their living ex-spouse’s benefits.
You can begin receiving ...