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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is he suddenly in a hurry? It sounds like he has someone else lined up. Maybe you should do some snooping or hire a PI. You'll get a much better settlement in a fault divorce.[/quote]

You MIGHT get a better settlement in a fault divorce. It depends on the judge, or your lawyer’s ability to blackmail your husband into a settlement.

But you WILL spend more proving fault because the threshold is high. Some sexy texts don’t prove adultery. You will need to pay a PI, and a lot more in billable hours. There will be depositions and discovery, and court appearances.

And while a fault divorce waives the waiting period, it takes a long time to actually get a fault divorce. You might be better just agreeing to no fault and waiting a year.

Not saying OP shouldn’t pursue this, but she should do the math: what will she have to spend in order to potentially get a larger chunk of the marital assets? What is the value of those assets? Do the math.[/quote]

Dropping $5-$10k on a PI or something makes perfect sense if you're talking high six figures or higher of assets. [/quote]

First of all, VA is an ass backwards state to have ANY laws regarding either alimony OR adultery. Neither of those should be any concern for the Government.

But, based on the 18th century laws which remain on the books in VA ... marital ASSETS are not impacted by adultery. At most, IF a spouse is entitled to alimony (and as I said this is 18th century stuff that should be abolished) then only ALIMONY might be disallowed. Asset division is unaffected.[/quote]

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