Attorneys And Counsellors At Law

TYSONS CORNER, Va. — Most of us are thinking joyful thoughts as we get close to the holidays. But here’s some cheerful news: If you’re thinking divorce, you better get moving. “It’s stressful. It really is,” said a Montgomery County mom we’ll call “Mary.” She’s among those stressing the big […] Read more »

When Maggie, an administrative associate in South Carolina, married her husband eight years ago, she opted to co-mingle their finances. She was a traveling actor at the time and he was working in the IT department at a public university, so neither of them were very financially stable, but they […] Read more »

WASHINGTON — “If we win, we won’t have to show up for work on Monday” — that fantasy is likely being stoked among co-workers in thousands of workplaces (including the WTOP newsroom) as they team up to buy tickets for Friday night’s Mega Millions jackpot, which now stands at $1 […] Read more »

WASHINGTON — Unhappy married couples considering divorce will have to face new considerations when the tax law goes into effect at the end of 2018. The alimony deduction, which has been in place for 76 years, will disappear, prompting new challenges in negotiating divorce terms. “It eliminates the deductibility when […] Read more »

January is not just the start of another year. It has another, sadder claim to fame: it’s the most popular month of the year for divorce. Many married couples considering divorce wait until after the holidays to file because they don’t want to ruin family holiday celebrations, experts say. Divorce […] Read more »

January is not just the start of another year. It has another, sadder claim to fame: it’s the most popular month of the year for divorce. Many married couples considering divorce wait until after the holidays to file because they don’t want to ruin family holiday celebrations, experts say. Divorce […] Read more »

If you’re not careful, an attorney might take control of everything you own, charge you hundreds of dollars an hour, and you or your family won’t be able to fire them. If that sounds unfair, it happens every day at probate court. “I had an apartment building down the street […] Read more »

Sharing your child’s expenses with your ex post-divorce can be a minefield on so many levels. It leads to disputes over what expenses should be incurred, what should be shared, what’s the fairest way of sharing them, how to get reimbursed and on it goes …. It can also fuel […] Read more »

WASHINGTON — Going back to school can be stressful for children and expensive for their parents — especially when parents are divorced or separating. “Going back to school is not only anxiety-producing for the children, but also for the parents as well,” said family law attorney Alan Plevy, of SmolenPlevy, of Tysons, […] Read more »

In most states, your client’s spouse is first in line to make health and financial decisions in the case he becomes incapacitated or dies suddenly. But for single parents, the question of who handles these decisions is complicated – Who gets custody of the children? Who manages their finances? Who […] Read more »

Keeping your relationship going strong, year after year, can be a challenge. As your life changes, so will your relationship. Whether you just tied the knot or can count the years you’ve been married on two hands, here are the signs your relationship will escape a divorce, according to the […] Read more »

When Angelina Jolie filed for divorce from Brad Pitt in September 2016, a prenuptial agreement was in place to ease the fall and manage their combined $400 million fortune. “That’s a lot of money to argue about,” said Alan Plevy, a family law attorney in Vienna, Virginia. “That prenup has […] Read more »

In a recent poll of over 500 American adults who cited money as the cause for their divorce, MagnifyMoney found more than half of respondents admitted that they or their spouse had lied about money during their marriage. “Financial deception creates an environment where trust does not exist, which is […] Read more »

WASHINGTON (ABC 7) — According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers the number of divorce filings are one third higher than normal in January. Many couples jump into the divorce process without making any preparations – understanding and anticipating the financial implications of the divorce, knowing what and where […] Read more »