Virginia Divorce

Virginia Divorce ~ Pensions and Marital Debts

Pensions are marital property that were earned during the marriage, before separation.  The marital share is a percentage, based on a ratio of months of marriage in which pensions were accrued in comparison to all months of unmarried or separated pension earning.  Courts typically divide the marital pension share in half.  Specific federal laws may apply in deciding military pensions.  In some cases when parties settle out of court, each party may keep their own pension with no added changes.

Also divided during the property settlements of a marriage dissolution are the debts that the couple, or each spouse has incurred. 

Factors that are included in the courts decision to divide debt include :

~ The debts and liabilities of both spouses, separately

~The basis for the debts and liabilities for each spouse

~ The property used as security for the debts and liabilities of each spouse.

The court can order payment of each spouses debts ( whether they are joint or separate ) incurred before the dissolve of the marriage using the above said factors.  Both spouses remain responsible to creditors for all debts incurred during the marriage unless the creditor is willing to let one spouse refinance after the divorce is final.

Source : Virginia State Code

Virginia Divorce ~ Tax Consideration

Virginia law includes the tax consequences to each party as a factor considered by the court in decisions about dividing owned marital property.  In order for the court to consider the effects of taxes on each party, the contesting party must provide evidence of the expected tax consequences.  These consequences must be fact, not speculation.

Capital Gains Tax :

Transfers of property between spouses because of divorce incur no clear gain or loss. 

Alimony :

Usually alimony is deductible from the gross income of the paying spouse and included in the gross income of the receiving spouse.  Several rules regulate how the payments must be made in order for these tax allowances to be made.  Spouses may also choose to exclude the payments from deduction if they wish.

Child support is not deductible by the paying spouse and is not income for the receiving spouse.

A big issue for spouses filing for divorce is filing joint or separate returns. The parent with custody may file dependency exemption and the new per-child tax credit, but if the parents agree or the court decides it is possible for the non custodial parent to receive these credits.  They can also be alternated between the parents year to year.  The exemption for any child may not be split between spouses. 

Source : Virginia State Code

Virginia Divorce ~ Virginia Courthouse Locations

Here is a complete list of Virginia courthouses for your convenience :

Accomack

2A District, Accomack GD
P.O. Box 299
23371 Front St.
Accomac, VA 23301-0299
Phone: (757) 787-0920

Albemarle

16th District, Albemarle JDR
350 Park Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 979-7165
Fax: (434) 293-0211

Alexandria

18th District, Alexandria GD
P.O. Box 20206
Franklin P. Backus Courthouse, 520 King Street, Room 201
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: (703) 838-4010

Allegheny

25th District, Alleghany GD & JDR
P. O. Box 139
Courthouse, 266 West Main Street
Covington, VA 24426-0139
Phone: (540) 965-1720
Fax: (540) 965-1722

Amelia

11th District, Amelia GD & JDR
P.O. Box 24
16441 Court Street
Amelia, VA 23002-0024
Phone: (804) 561-2456
Fax: (804) 561-6956

Amherst

24th District, Amherst JDR
P. O. Box 178
113 Taylor Street
Amherst, VA 24521
Phone: (434) 946-9355
Fax: (434) 946-9374

Appomattox

10th District, Appomattox GD
P.O. Box 26
Courthouse Second Floor, 297 Court Street
Appomattox, VA 24522-0026
Phone: (434) 352-8225
Fax: (434) 352-8635

Arlington

1425 N. Courthouse Rd. Suite 5100
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone: (703) 228-4495
Email: E-mail: jdrcourt@co.arlington.va.us
Mailing Address: Arlington Court Services Unit, P.O. Box 925, Arlington, VA 22216

Augusta

Augusta County GD
PO Box 1336
District Courts Bidg., 2nd Floor, 6 E Johnson St.
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone: (540) 245-5306
Fax: (540) 245-5349

Bath

25th District, Bath GD & JDR
P.O. Box 96
Courthouse
Warm Springs, VA 24484-0096
Phone: (540) 839-7241
Fax: (540) 839-7242

Bedford

24th District, Bedford GD
123 East Main Street Suite 101
Bedford, VA 24523
Phone: (540) 586-7641
Fax: (540) 587-9395

Bland

27th District, Bland GD & JDR
P. O. Box 157
612 Main StreetSuite 106
Bland, VA 24315
Phone: (276) 433-4789
Fax: (276) 688-4789

Botetourt

25th District, Botetourt GD & JDR
P.O. Box 858
Back Street
Fincastle, VA 24090-0858
Phone: (540) 473-8244
Phone: (540) 586-7637
Fax: (540) 586-7684

Bristol

28th District, Bristol JDR
Courthouse, 497 Cumberland Street Suite 107
Bristol, VA 24201-4393
Phone: (276) 645-7325
Fax: (276) 645-7324

Brunswick

6th District, Brunswick GD & JDR
Albertis S. Harrison Jr. Courthouse, 202 North Main Street
Lawrenceville, VA 23868-0066
Phone: (434) 848-2315
Phone: (804) 969-4755
Fax: (434) 848-2550

Buchanan

29th District, Buchanan GD & JDR
P.O. Box 654
Main & Walnut Streets
Grundy, VA 24614-0654
Phone: (276) 935-6526
Fax: (276) 935-5479

Buckingham

10th District, Buckingham GD & JDR
P.O. Box 127
Courthouse
Buckingham, VA 23921
Phone: (434) 969-4755
Fax: (434) 969-1762

Buena Vista

25th District, Buena Vista GD & JDR
2039 Sycamore Avenue
Buena Vista, VA 24416
Phone: (540) 261-8632
Fax: (540) 261-2343

Campbell

24th District, Campbell GD
P.O. Box 220
732 Village Highway
Rustburg, VA 24588-0220
Phone: (434) 332-9555
Fax: (434) 332-9692

Caroline

15th District, Caroline JDR
P. O. Box 462
Courthouse
Bowling Green, VA 22427-0462
Phone: (804) 633-4061
Fax: (804) 633-4065

Carroll

27th District, Carroll GD & JDR
P.O. Box 698
Govt Center--605-13 Pine Street
Hillsville, VA 24343-0698
Phone: (276) 728-7751
Phone: (276) 730-3050
Fax: (276) 730-3054

Charles City

9th District, Charles City GD & JDR
P. O. Box 57
10700 Courthouse RoadRoutes 5 & 155
Charles City, VA 23030-0057
Phone: (804) 829-9224
Fax: (804) 829-5109

Charlotte

10th District, Charlotte GD
P.O. Box 8Highway
Human Services Bldg. 420 Thomas Jefferson
Charlotte, VA 23923-0008
Phone: (434) 542-5104
Fax: (434) 542-4339

Charlottesville

16th District, Charlottesville JDR
350 Park Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Phone: (434) 979-7165
Fax: (434) 293-0211

Chesapeake

1st District, Chesapeake GD
Civic Center, 301 Albemarle Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322-5501
Phone: (757) 382-8100
Fax: (757) 382-8152

Chesterfield

12th District, Chesterfield JDR
P.O. Box 520
7000 Lucy Coor Boulevard
Chesterfield, VA 23832
Phone: (804) 748-1379
Fax: (804) 717-6043

Clarke

26th District, Clarke GD
P.O. Box 556
104 North Church Street
Berryville, VA 22611-0556
Phone: (540) 955-5136
Fax: (540) 955-1154

Clifton Forge

closed, see Alleghany

Colonial Heights

12th District, Colonial Heights GD & JDR
P.O. Box 279
Courts Building, 401 Temple Avenue
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
Phone: (804) 520-9346
Fax: (804) 520-9370

Craig

25th District, Craig GD & JDR
P. O. Box 232
Main Street
New Castle, VA 24127
Phone: (540) 864-5989
Fax: (540) 864-7385

Culpeper

16th District, Culpeper GD & JDR
135 W. Cameron Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
Phone: (540) 727-3417
Phone: (540) 727-3418
Fax: (540) 727-3474

Cumberland

10th District, Cumberland GD & JDR
P. O. Box 24
Courthouse
Cumberland, VA 23040-0024
Phone: (804) 492-4848
Fax: (804) 492-9455

Danville

22nd District, Danville GD
P.O. Box 3300
401 Patton Street (24541)
Danville, VA 24543-3300
Phone: (804) 799-5179
Fax: (804) 797-8814

Dickenson

29th District, Dickenson GD & JDR
P.O. Box 128
Main Street
Clintwood, VA 24228
Phone: (276) 926-1630
Fax: (276) 926-4815

Dinwiddie

11th District, Dinwiddie GD & JDR
P.O. Box 280
Dinwiddie Courthouse
Dinwiddie, VA 23841-0280
Phone: (804) 469-4533
Fax: (804) 469-5383

Emporia

6th District, Emporia GD & JDR
315 South Main Street
Emporia, VA 23847
Phone: (434) 634-5400
Fax: (434) 634-0049

Essex

15th District, Essex GD & JDR
P.O. Box 66
300 Prince Street
Tappahannock, VA 22560
Phone: (804) 443-3744
Fax: (804) 443-4122

Fairfax

General District Court
4000 Chain Bridge Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 691-7320 press 5

Falls Church

17th District, Falls Church GD & JDR
City Hall 300 Park Avenue
Falls Church, VA 22046-3350
Phone: (703) 248-5098
Fax: (703) 241-1407

Fauquier

20th District, Fauquier GD
14 Main Street
Warrenton, VA 20186
Phone: (540) 347-8623
Fax: (540) 341-4918

Floyd

27th District, Floyd GD & JDR
100 E. Main Street, Rm 208
Floyd, VA 24091-2101
Phone: (540) 745-9327
Fax: (540) 745-9329

Fluvanna

16th District, Fluvanna GD & JDR
P.O. Box 417
72 Main StreetSuite B
Palmyra, VA 22963-0417
Phone: (434) 591-1980
Fax: (434) 591-1980

Franklin

22nd District, Franklin County GD
Courthouse Building
275 South Main Street Suite 3
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
Phone: (540) 483-3055
Fax: (540) 483-6603

Franklin City

5th District, Franklin City GD & JDR
1020 Pretlow Street
Franklin, VA 23851-2067
Phone: (757) 562-8550
Fax: (757) 562-8561

Frederick

26th District, Frederick JDR/Winchester
5 North Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 667-5770
Fax: (540) 723-8886

Fredericksburg

15th District, Fredericksburg GD
701 Princess Anne Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Phone: (540) 372-1072
Fax: (540) 372-1164

Galax

27th District, Galax GD & JDR
P.O. Box 214
W. Harold Snead Public Safety Building, 353 North Main
Galax, VA 24333-0214
Phone: (276) 236-8731
Fax: (276) 236-2754

Giles

27th District, Giles GD & JDR
120 North Main St., Suite 1
Pearisburg, VA 24134
Phone: (540) 921-3533
Fax: (540) 921-3752

Gloucester

9th District, Gloucester JDR
P.O. Box 630
7400 Justice DriveRoom 204
Gloucester, VA 23061-0630
Phone: (804) 693-4850
Fax: (804) 693-7904

Goochland

16th District, Goochland GD & JDR
P.O. Box 47
2938 River Road West
Goochland, VA 23063
Phone: (804) 556-5309
Phone: (804) 556-5437
Fax: (804) 556-4494

Grayson

27th District, Grayson GD & JDR
P.O. Box 280
New Grayson Courthouse
Independence, VA 24348-0280
Phone: (276) 773-2011
Fax: (276) 773-3174

Greene

16th District, Greene GD & JDR
P.O. Box 245
County Office Building, 22 Court Square
Stanardsville, VA 22973-0245
Phone: (434) 985-5224
Fax: (434) 985-1448

Greensville

6th District, Greensville GD & JDR
315 South Main Street
Emporia, VA 23847
Phone: (434) 634-5400
Fax: (434) 634-0049

Halifax

10th District, Halifax GD
P.O. Box 430
Courthouse, Main Street
Halifax, VA 24558-0430
Phone: (434) 476-3388
Fax: (434) 476-4067

Hampton

8th District, Hampton JDR
220 North King Street
Hampton, VA 23669-9404
Phone: (757) 147-6742
Fax: (757) 727-6082

Hanover

P.O. Box 86
7515 Library Dr., 2nd Flr.
Hanover, VA 23069
Phone: (804) 365-6200
Phone: (Rockville residents dial 798-6160.Beaverdam and Montpelier residents dial 227-3377)

Harrisonburg - Rockingham

26th District, Harrisonburg/Rockingham JDR
53 Court Square, Room 161
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Phone: (540) 564-3370
Fax: (540) 564-3392

Henrico

14th District, Henrico GD
Parham and Hungary Spring Road
Richmond, VA 23273
Phone: (804) 501-4688
Fax: (804) 501-4756

Henry

21st District, Henry JDR
3160 Kings Mountain Road, Suite C, 2nd Floor
Martinsville, VA 24112-0751
Phone: (276) 634-4830
Fax: (276) 634-4836

Highland

25th District, Highland GD & JDR
P.O. Box 88
Monterey, VA 24465
Phone: (540) 468-2445
Fax: (540) 468-3447

Hopewell

6th District, Hopewell GD & JDR
100 E. Broadway
Hopewell, VA 23860
Phone: (804) 541-2257 ext.225
Fax: (804) 541-2364

Isle of Wight

5th District, Isle of Wight GD
P.O. Box 81
Isle of Wight Courthouse
Isle of Wight, VA 23397
Phone: (757) 365-6237
Fax: (757) 357-9086

King & Queen

9th District, King & Queen JDR
P.O. Box 146
Clerk's Office, King William Courthouse
King William, VA 23086
Phone: (804) 769-4946
Fax: (804) 769-4940

King George

15th District, King George GD & JDR
P.O. Box 279
King George Courthouse, 9483 Kings Highway
King George, VA 22485-0279
Phone: (540) 775-3573

King William

9th District, King William JDR
351 Courthouse Lane
King William, VA 23086-0146
Phone: (804) 769-4946
Fax: (804) 769-4940

Lancaster

15th District, Lancaster GD
P.O. Box 70
Lancaster, VA 22503-0070
Phone: (804) 462-7250
Fax: (804) 462-0308

Lee

30th District, Lee GD & JDR
P.O. Box 306
Lee County Courthouse, Main Street
Jonesville, VA 24263-0306
Phone: (276) 729-7735
Fax: (276) 346-7701

Lexington - Rockbridge

25th District, Lexington-Rockbridge GD & JDR
150 South Main Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: (540) 631-3855

Loudon

20th District, Loudoun County JDR
18 East Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176
Phone: (703) 777-0300
Fax: (703) 771-5039

Louisa

16th District, Louisa GD & JDR
P.O. Box 452
Cunningham Building, 314 W.Main Street
Louisa, VA 23093-0452
Phone: (540) 967-5330
Fax: (540) 967-2369

Lunenburg

10th District, Lunenburg GD & JDR
11413 Courthouse Road
Lunenburg, VA 23952
Phone: (434) 696-5508
Fax: (434) 696-3665

Lynchburg

24th District
905 Court Street
1st Floor
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Phone: (434) 455-2670
Fax: (434) 847-1442

Madison

16th District, Madison GD & JDR
P.O. Box 470
War Memorial Building, 2 Main Street
Madison, VA 22727-0470
Phone: (540) 948-4657
Fax: (540) 948-5649

Martinsville

21st District, Martinsville GD
P.O. Drawer 751
Municipal Building, 55 West Church Street
Martinsville, VA 24114-1402
Phone: (276) 403-5168
Fax: (276) 656-5234

Matthews

9th District, Mathews JDR
P.O. Box 630
Courthouse
Gloucester, VA 23016-0630
Phone: (804) 693-4850
Fax: (804) 693-7904

Mecklenburg

10th District, Mecklenburg GD
P.O. Box 340
911 Madison Street
Boydton, VA 23917-0340
Phone: (434) 191-4325
Fax: (434) 738-0311

Middlesex

9th District, Middlesex JDR
P.O. Box 630
Courthouse
Gloucester, VA 23061-0630
Phone: (804) 693-4850

Montgomery

27th District, Montgomery GD
Courthouse, 1 East Main Street, Suite 305
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone: (540) 382-6999
Phone: (540) 382-5735 (Christiansburg)(540) 961-1116 (Blacksburg)fax (540) 382-6988 (Christiansburg)(540) 951-5250 (Blacksburg)
Fax: (540) 381-6848

Nelson

24th District, Nelson JDR
P.O. Box 7
84 Courthouse Square
Lovingston, VA 22949-0007
Phone: (434) 263-7030
Fax: (434) 263-7033

New Kent

9th District, New Kent GD
P.O. Box 174
12003 New Kent Highway
New Kent, VA 23124-0174
Phone: (804) 966-9520
Fax: (804) 966-9091

Newport News

7th District, Newport News GD
Criminal Division, Second Floor, 2501 Huntington Avenue
Newport News, VA 23607
Phone: (757) 926-3603
Fax: (757) 926-3598

Norfolk

4th District, Norfolk GD
800 East City Hall Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510-2727
Phone: (757) 664-7340
Fax: (757) 683-2219

Northampton

2A District, Northampton GD & JDR
P.O. Box 125
16404 Courthouse Road
Eastville, VA 23347
Phone: (757) 678-1269
Fax: (757) 678-5375

Northumberland

15th District, Northumberland County GD
P.O. Box 237
Courthouse
Heathsville, VA 22473
Phone: (804) 580-6635
Fax: (804) 580-5901

Nottoway

11th District, Nottoway GD & JDR
Nottoway, VA 23955
Phone: (434) 645-9312
Fax: (434) 645-8584

Orange

16th District, Orange GD & JDR
P.O. Box 821
110 North Madison Road, Suite 100
Orange, VA 22960
Phone: (540) 672-3150
Fax: (540) 672-9438

Page

26th District, Page JDR
116 S. Court St., Ste. F
Luray, VA 22835
Phone: (540) 743-4152
Fax: (540) 743-4690

Patrick

21st District, Patrick JDR
P.O. Box 452
106 Rucker St, Ste 320, Patrick Co. Administration Bldg
Stuart, VA 24171-0452
Phone: (276) 694-3927
Fax: (276) 694-7471

Petersburg

11th District, Petersburg JDR
27 East Tabb Street
Petersburg, VA 23803
Phone: (804) 733-2372
Fax: (804) 733-2362

Pittsylvania

22nd District, Pittsylvania JDR
P.O. Box 270
E.R. Shields Courthouse Addition, 5 Bank St.3rd Floor, Main Street
Chatham, VA 24531-0270
Phone: (434) 432-7861
Fax: (434) 432-7908

Portsmouth

3rd District, Portsmouth JDR
P. O. Box 1073
603 Crawford StreetCivic Center
Portsmouth, VA 23705-1073
Phone: (757) 393-8851
Fax: (757) 393-5166

Powhatan

11th District, Powhatan GD & JDR
3880 D Old Buckingham Rd
Powhatan, VA 23139-0113
Phone: (804) 598-5665
Fax: (804) 598-5648

Prince Edward

10th District, Prince Edward GD & JDR
P.O. Box 41
111 South StreetCourthouse Building
Farmville, VA 23901-0041
Phone: (434) 392-4024
Fax: (434) 392-3800

Prince George

6th District, Prince George GD & JDR
Prince George, VA 23875-0187
Phone: (804) 781-2783
Fax: (804) 733-2678

Prince William

Judicial Center
9311 Lee Avenue
Manassas, VA20110-5555, VA
Phone: (703) 792-6160

Pulaski

27th District, Pulaski JDR
Circuit Courthouse, 45 Third Street, NW Suite 103
Pulaski, VA 24301
Phone: (540) 980-3822
Fax: (540) 980-7891

Radford

27th District, Radford GD & JDR
Municipal Building, 619 Second Street
Radford, VA 24141
Phone: (540) 731-3609
Fax: (540) 731-3692

Rappahannock

20th District
P.O. Box 206
Gay Street
Washington, VA 22747-0206
Phone: (540) 675-5356

Richmond

15th District, Richmond County GD & JDR
P.O. Box 1000
101 Court Circle
Warsaw, VA 22572
Phone: (804) 333-4616
Fax: (804) 333-3741

Roanoke

23rd District, Roanoke County GD
Courthouse, 305 East Main Street
Salem, VA 24153-0997
Phone: (540) 387-6160
Fax: (540) 387-6231

Russell

29th District, Russell GD & JDR
P. O. Box 65
Main Street
Lebanon, VA 24266
Phone: (276) 51-8052
Fax: (276) 889-8091

Salem

23rd District, Salem GD & JDR
2 East Calhoun Street
Salem, VA 24153
Phone: (540) 375-3044
Fax: (540) 375-4024

Scott

30th District, Scott GD & JDR
104 E. Jackson St, Ste. 9
Gate City, VA 24251-3417
Phone: (276) 386-7341
Fax: (276) 386-2840

Shenendoah

26th District, Shenandoah JDR
114 West Court Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
Phone: (540) 459-6130
Fax: (540) 459-7279

Smyth

28th District, Smyth JDR
109 W. Main Street
Marion, VA 24354
Phone: (276) 782-4052
Fax: (276) 782-4053

Southampton

5th District, Southampton GD & JDR
P.O. Box 347
22350 Main Street
Courtland, VA 23837-0347
Phone: (757) 653-2673
Fax: (757) 653-2656

Spotsylvania

15th District, Spotsylvania JDR
P.O. Box 157
Judicial Center, 9113 Courthouse Road, Building B, 2nd Floor
Spotsylvania, VA 22553-0157
Phone: (540) 582-7131
Fax: (540) 582-2029

Stafford

Judicial Center
1300 Courthouse Road
Phone: (540) 658-8775

Staunton

25th District, Staunton JDR
P.O. Box 1336
6 E. Johnson St., 1st Fl.
Staunton, VA 24401
Phone: (540) 245-5306
Fax: (540) 245-5349

Suffolk

5th District, Suffolk JDR
150 North Main Street, 2nd Floor
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 923-2300
Fax: (757) 934-1098

Surry

6th District, Surry GD & JDR
P.O. Box 332
Surry Government Center, 45 School Street
Surry, VA 23883-0332
Phone: (757) 294-5201
Fax: (757) 294-0312

Sussex

6th District, Sussex GD & JDR
P.O. Box 1315
15098 Courthouse Road, State Route 735
Sussex, VA 23884
Phone: (434) 246-1096
Fax: (434) 246-6604

Tazewell

29th District, Tazewell County JDR
P.O. Box 613
Courthouse Main Street
Tazewell, VA 24651
Phone: (276) 290-1292
Fax: (276) 988-3726

Virginia Beach

Judicial Center
2425 Nimmo Parkway
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Phone: (757) 427-4391

Warren

26th District, Warren JDR
P.O. Box 16181
East Main StreetCourthouse, Rm. 23
Front Royal, VA 22630-1618
Phone: (540) 635-4107
Fax: (540) 635-8207

Washington

28th District, Washington JDR
187 East Main Street Courthouse
Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: (276) 283-6266
Fax: (276) 676-6217

Waynesboro

25th District, Waynesboro JDR
P.O. Box 1028
237 Market Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980-1028
Phone: (540) 942-6633
Fax: (540) 942-6793

Westmoreland

George D. English Building
P.O. Box 451
Montross, VA 22520
Phone: (804) 493-0117
Fax: (804) 493-0173

Williamsburg & James City Couny

9th District, Williamsburg & James City County JDR
5201 Monticello Avenue Suite 3
Williamsburg, VA 23188-8218

Winchester - Frederick

26th District, Winchester JDR/Frederick
5 North Kent Street
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone: (540) 667-5770
Fax: (540) 723-8886

Wise

30th District, Wise JDR
P. O. Box 2320
Courthouse, Main Street
Wise, VA 24293
Phone: (276) 328-4486
Fax: (276) 328-7067

Wythe

27th District, Wythe JDR
225 South 4th Street, Suite 204
Wytheville, VA 24382-2595
Phone: (276) 223-6080
Fax: (276) 223-6094

York

9th District, York JDR
P.O. Box 357
300 Ballard Street
Yorktown, VA 23690-0357
Phone: (757) 890-3470
Fax: (757) 890-3479