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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. It has jurisdiction over the Northern Virginia , Hampton Roads , and Richmond metro areas and surrounding locations with courthouses located in Alexandria , Norfolk ...
No-fault divorce is the dissolution of a marriage that does not require a showing of wrongdoing by either party. [1] [2] Laws providing for no-fault divorce allow a family court to grant a divorce in response to a petition by either party of the marriage without requiring the petitioner to provide evidence that the defendant has committed a breach of the marital contract.
In a fault divorce, reconciliation and condonation share similarities. [48] If either the husband or wife decides that forgiveness is given, a defense for fault cannot be obtained. [48] As an example, in the case of abandonment, the divorce can't be based on abandonment because one of the spouses forgives on that issue. [48]
A summary divorce means the spouses have discussed the terms required by state law to issue a divorce and they have reached a mutual agreement. Almost every state allows for this type of "uncontested" divorce. [83] [84] An uncontested joint divorce petition will often save a divorcing couple both time and money.
Waldo & Lyle, P.C. is a law firm based in Norfolk, Virginia. The firm handles cases arising in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and surrounding states. The firm limits its practice to eminent domain and property rights matters.
A foreign corporation which has not registered to do business in Virginia may still be sued in Virginia courts if it does extensive business in the state. Service on a general partnership may be effected on any general partner, which Virginia law holds to be sufficient to give notice to both the partnership as an entity, and to all named partners.
Quincy Councilor-at-large Noel DiBona launched his campaign for Norfolk County Register of Deeds. He challenges 20-year incumbent Bill O'Donnell.
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears direct appeals in civil cases from the trial-level city and county circuit courts , as well as the criminal law , family law and administrative law cases that are initially appealed to the Court of Appeals of Virginia .