Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Norfolk Divorce
Grounds for Divorce in VA
If you are ready to undertake the Virginia Beach divorce process, you need to begin by figuring out, with your attorney, what the grounds for divorce are in your particular instance. This information varies from person to person the same way each divorce case varies from person to person.
The Law Firm of Stallings & Bischoff, P.C., helps clients who are seeking divorce to understand the grounds on which they are filing. Our divorce attorneys can assist with determining which grounds apply to your divorce and how to position your case so that the rest of your divorce is as easy as possible.
Divorcing in Virginia Beach
There are several grounds for divorce in Virginia:
Separation: If a couple lives separately and apart for a year, then they may file for a no-fault divorce. If there are no minor children and a separation agreement, the time period is six months.
Adultery: If one spouse commits adultery and the other spouse lives apart after learning of the adultery, the adultery is grounds for divorce.
Conviction of Felony: If a spouse is convicted of a felony, confined for one year or more, and does not resume living with the other spouse after release, the felony is grounds for divorce.
Desertion plus Separation: If one spouse deserts the other without a good reason and did not intend to return and the spouses have been separated for one year or more, the desertion is grounds for divorce.
Cruelty plus Separation: If one party abused the other and the parties have lived separately for a year, then that is grounds for divorce.
