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We won an interesting case this week involving two parents had a written agreement in 2007 that the father would deed to the mother the former marital home in exchange for $300.00 per month credit towards his child support obligation for 7 years for a total of $25,200. He deeded the house to her.
Four years later, the mother sued the father for contempt and child support arrearages for the $300.00... per month. She asked the court to put him in jail for not paying the child support. The Warren County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court held the father in contempt and found he had a child support arrearage for the full amount since 2004. The Warren County Circuit Court found dad was entitled to credit for the entire $25,200 amount pursuant to the parties' Agreement and that the father was not in contempt. The issue was whether the father was entitled to pay his child support with equity in a house instead of cash.
The court said the mother had to honor the agreement as she had the house which was also a home for the parties' child.

Another interesting case we won this week was a medical malpractice case. In that case, the patient went to the hospital having terrible back pain. She was given medicine in tbe ambulance. The doctor told the nurses to give her medicine through a shot in the muscle, but a new nurse made a mistake and gave it to her in the vein. This caused the patient to go into respitatory failure from a drug overdose and almost die. She had to be admitted to the hospital. We sued and after many discovery motions, the hospital finally settled the case.

We also won a trial in bankruptcy court. In that case, the client had stock in a club that owned hunting land. He claimed the stock was a "family heirloom" and the creditors challenged whether stock could be an heirloom. The client testified that he and his father hunted on that land when he was a child and it was filled with sentimental memories. He planned to pass the stock and hunting rights to his own child. The bankruptcy judge ruled that the stock was a family heirloom and he was entitled to exempt it from his bankruptcy estate.

Welcome to my new blog about Virginia divorce and bankruptcy law

My name is Marilyn Solomon. I've practiced law in Virginia for over 20 years. My firm focuses on divorce and bankruptcy law, and I will be blogging about interesting aspects of both. If I have a chance, I will also answer questions from my blog followers so feel free to ask!

In July of this year, Virginia finally made a change to the property Virginia citizens are allowed to keep. You used to be able to keep $2,000 of equity or value in a vehicle. As of July 1, 2011, you can now keep up to $6,000 in a vehicle of your choice. You can also keep up to $3,000 in a gun. For more information about bankruptcy or divorce, please feel free to review my website at:
marilynsolomonlaw.com

I am now also offering super fast uncontested divorces in Virginia at very affordable prices. I can get people divorced in less than 3 weeks if both parties are willing to sign the papers. I can also handle a divorce anywhere in Virginia and over the internet or telephone so no appointment is necessary.

I look forward to hearing from you with questions and providing information as we go.

Sincerely,

Marilyn Solomon