Learn About Property Division and Your Virginia Divorce
Contact Family Law Attorney John R. Powell in McLean
Property division in divorce is an often complex area of the law because of the challenges inherent in locating, valuing and documenting all assets of each spouse. Property division sometimes becomes an area for complex litigation when documentation goes back years and requires subpoenas and investigations. The determination of property as either marital or non-marital and determining the correct value can be very complicated. Let attorney John R. Powell put his years of experience to work helping you correctly make those determinations.
For this and other reasons, high asset divorces often turn out to be complex cases that require such an experienced hand. Contact experienced divorce lawyer John R. Powell to discuss your pending Virginia divorce and how best to accomplish the necessary tasks including the following:
- Tracing assets including business interests, stocks and bonds, vacation property and recreational assets such as boats.
- Conducting and documenting credible business valuations.
- Distinguishing separate property (such as interest in a family farm) from joint marital property (such as assets acquired during the marriage).
- Discovering employment-based assets including retirement accounts, stock options and deferred compensation plans.
- Evaluating any existing prenuptial agreements to determine their validity and how they may influence the outcome of property division.
"Clients who come to my law offices can expect to hear the truth told with honesty and integrity. Not always what they want to hear — but what they need to hear." — Virginia family law attorney John R. Powell
There is a time and a place to process normal human emotions such as anger, greed and severe disappointment when a marriage is ending. However, when it comes to distribution of marital assets, clients need to realize that these are purely business decisions — and that family law court is not to be used as a vehicle to punish a spouse. A property division agreement that keeps maximum assets in the family rather than losing them to taxes or attorneys' fees is, in fact, a win-win situation even in the face of the losing proposition that divorce represents.
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Discuss the specific and unique circumstances that will be a part of your Virginia divorce when it comes to property division. Contact the law offices of John R. Powell at 703-584-7716 or by e-mail to schedule a consultation.
