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In January, the Virginia Court of Appeals determined that evidence of adultery maybe submitted to the court when evaluating the issue of spousal support, even though adultery was not raised as a potential ground for divorce in the pleadings. In
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which passed into law in December 2017, repeals the deductibility of spousal support (also called “alimony”) for those paying support to their former spouses. Until now, spousal support payments have been deductible from the
The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled this week that a former Secret Service agent who voluntarily retired was not entitled to reduce his spousal support obligation for his former wife, despite depleting his savings and relying on his current wife
The Virginia General Assembly has approved House Bill 2289, which expands the court’s authority in divorce cases where spousal support is awarded to one party. Assuming approval by the Governor, courts will be able to order a former spouse to
Jennifer Mullett presented a Continuing Legal Education Seminar to the George Mason Inns of Court on Monday, September 19, 2016. Ms. Mullett spoke on Developments in the Law on Spousal Support. The Inns of Court is a national program with
The Virginia Supreme Court ruled last week in Luttrell v. Cucco that an ex-wife’s cohabitation with another woman in a relationship analogous to marriage qualifies to terminate the spousal support she received pursuant to her agreement with her ex-husband. The
Jennifer Bradley’s article entitled “Spousal Support Modification: How Low Must a Payor Go?” was recently published in the Fall 2015 edition of the Virginia Family Law Quarterly, a publication of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar. The
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