Can a support payor get reimbursed for overpaying child or spousal support in Virginia? In Ruane v. Ruane, Record No. 1285-15-2 (Va. Ct. Appeals 2016) (unpublished), the Virginia Court of Appeals seems to answer no, except when the answer is yes. Continue reading
Category Archives: Child Support
Virginia Child Support: Outside the Box Thinking Put in a Box
Everett v. Everett, Record No. 2299-14-4 (Va. Ct. Appeals 2015) is a weird case. In that case, the parties entered into a property settlement agreement that included these odd provisions: Continue reading
Virginia Support: Imputed Income Primer
Wow! The Virginia Court of Appeals recently handed down two published decisions discussing at exhaustive length how imputed income is supposed to work in child support cases.[1] So let’s look at how this all works with a nice Q & A. Continue reading
Collecting Unpaid Child Support in Virginia: QDROs as Collections Tool
Can you garnish an employee retirement account for the purposes of collecting unpaid child support? What about spousal support? Continue reading