By Anne L. Roddy There are three important takeaway points for domestic relations lawyers from recent legislation – two bills from the 2018 General Assembly session and one from Congress: If you want spousal support to be non-modifiable, state that affirmatively in your agreements. Effective ...

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After a decade of intentionally unfunded Virginia judgeships, the state will have money to fill all authorized bench seats by July of next year. The General Assembly has agreed to a budget that would fund all 435 trial court judgeships ...

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(AP) Virginia senators put off debate May 22 on the state budget and whether to expand Medicaid, but pledged to settle the issue next week. Senate Republican Majority Leader Tommy Norment said he expects the upper chamber to pass a budget ...

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ROANOKE – Budget limitations are putting the squeeze on Virginia courts, with shortages of both judges and the clerk staffers that support them. The court systems’ top executive says administrators are working hard to make ends meet, even while the ...

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A bill that works to keep better track of restitution payments in Virginia has been signed into law by Gov. Ralph Northam. House Bill 484, which was authored by Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, attempts to solve the problem of people ...

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(AP) Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation that will soften the penalties for people caught stealing smaller-dollar items. The Democratic governor announced April 4 that he’d approved a bill that raises the state’s felony theft threshold from $200 to $500. ...

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A divorced spouse paying support to an ex should have a better chance for a retirement age adjustment under a proposal advanced by the Virginia Family Law Coalition and approved by the General Assembly this year. The idea now awaits ...

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Democratic politicians say the sole GOP state legislator from Fairfax County tossed a monkey wrench into the judicial selection process this month, using his majority-party power to block election of new judges for badly needed seats on the county’s juvenile ...

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The 2018 Virginia General Assembly regular session ended March 10 with two major issues still unresolved. No compromise was reached on Medicaid expansion and, as a result, no state budget was passed. Now, the GA will reconvene at the governor’s ...

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Legislators selected 16 new Virginia trial court judges March 9 before adjourning the next day to await a special session that could produce funding for additional judicial seats. The General Assembly elected five circuit judges, five general district judges and ...

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