If you’re like most federal employees, you have a retirement plan called a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Just as private employer retirement plans have to be divided in a divorce, so do TSPs. However, they have their own unique type of court order. It’s called a...
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Should you fight for the family home during a divorce?
Divorce impacts every aspect of life. From child custody to child support and spousal support payments, there is so much to take care of during the divorce. One of the major issues you will need to hash out is the division of the marital property according to...
Is social media activity vulnerable during pre-trial discovery?
Divorce is a messy process, and the more spouses fight with one another, the more complex the proceedings become. During a divorce, the discovery process entitles each spouse to information about the other. Often, this process focuses on financial records, but...
4 social media acts that will turn your divorce into a nightmare
It’s hard not to vent your frustrations on social media about your upcoming divorce. However, you need to resist the temptation. Anything you write or share on social medica can become evidence used in depositions or court proceedings. You do not want to write...
One potential complication with a same-sex divorce
Ever since 2015, when same-sex marriage was legally allowed for anyone in the United States, same-sex couples were provided the same right to be legally married, and as a result, they were also provided with the same right to be divorced. However, because Virginia had...