Satisfaction and Discharge, also described as Accord and Satisfaction, permits a Virginia court to dismiss certain misdemeanor charges...

Child support is almost always a contentious issue between separated parents. Fortunately, the Virginia General Assembly created...

Trial by ambush. That is historically how criminal defendants have been tried in Virginia. The Commonwealth’s discovery process has never...

For issues of custody and visitation, the ultimate question in Virginia is always: What is in the child’s best interests? In virtually ev...

Have you heard the term arraignment tossed around before? Maybe you have a summons or ticket that says "arraignment"? What is an...

Annulments are powerful. They render a marriage a nullity as if it never existed. Section 20-89.1 of the Virginia Code allows for annulme...

In Virginia, larceny refers to an act of stealing. There are two primary levels of larceny: grand larceny and petit larceny. Grand...

In Virginia, reckless driving is considered a class 1 misdemeanor. This a criminal offense that carries up to 12 months of jail, a $2,500...

In Virginia, simply filing a complaint for divorce does not guarantee that a court will enter a final decree of divorce ending the...

Most divorces we handle at Dominion Law are filed on the basis that the parties have lived separately for either six months or a year...

Here at Dominion Law, we believe that people should be able to live their lives with minimal government interference. There is no reason...

Virginia recognizes both “fault” and “no-fault” divorces. The most common way our clients get divorced is through the no-fault process....