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How Can an Attorney Prepare You for a Gray Divorce?

Going through a divorce is never an easy process, but when it comes to gray divorces, there can be additional concerns to consider. A gray divorce involves spouses over 50 and typically involves longer marriages, significant assets, a family home, retirement accounts, and potential issues related to spousal support, in...

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Why are Gray Divorces on the Rise?

Gray divorces involve couples who are over the age of 50, and these cases are becoming increasingly common. There are several factors contributing to the rise of gray divorces, including changing societal attitudes toward divorce, which have become more accepting and less stigmatizing. Additionally, longer life expectancy and improved healthcare...

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All partners named 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers

Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day, PLC is pleased to announce that all three partners in the firm have been named as 2024 Virginia Super Lawyers. Mark Sharp, whose practice is concentrated in the areas of Personal Injury, Business Litigation, and Estate and Trust Litigation, is recognized as a top rated...

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Alternatives to gray divorce

Divorce is a challenging process for anyone, but it can be particularly complicated for older adults. The term “gray divorce” refers to couples who choose to separate and divorce later in life, typically after the age of 50. This type of divorce has become more and more common in recent...

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What are the federal laws around retirement benefits?

When divorcing parties in Virginia have retirement benefits that must be distributed, Virginia courts will determine the extent to which the benefits constitute marital property that is distributable in the divorce. However, the actual division of those retirement benefits may be dictated by federal law. This circumstance exists because, in...

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How are retirement benefits split in a divorce?

You and your spouse work hard to build a nest egg. While planning for your future, there may be bumps in the road. Unfortunately, for couples who cannot work out their issues, filing for divorce may be the only solution. If you are recently divorced, you may be wondering how...

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Best Law Firms in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Culin, Sharp, Autry & Day, PLC has been recognized in the Fourteenth Edition of Best Law Firms as a leading law firm in the Commonwealth of Virginia. This honor, which is the result of recognition by our peers, reflects the hard work and dedication to craft of our attorneys and...

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