Year-to-YearNo statute Early Termination:Virginia allows tenants to legally break a lease for the following reasons: Early termination clause in lease agreement Active military duty Uninhabitable unit Violation of lease terms Domestic violence
The statutory grounds for divorce a vinculo are: consanguinity or affinity within the prohibited degrees; want of mental or physical capacity existing at the time of the marriage; felony; desertion for a period of three years; pregnancy of the wife at the time of marriage, by some person ...
The VirginiaDefamation Law Blog Articles Posted inWorkplace Defamation August 4, 2024 Public Concern vs. Private Concern byLee E. Berlik Virginia’santi-SLAPP statuteoffers immunity against tort claims based on statements “regarding matters of public concern.” We know generally that matters of publ...
Loving v. Virginia: A unanimous Court struck down state laws banning marriage between individuals of different races, holding that these anti-miscegenation statutes violated both the Due Process and the Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendmen
Another important consideration is that the marriage itself lives on. Neither a separation agreement nor a separate maintenance decree can end a marriage. Spouses are still legally married in either case, so they can’t turn on their heels and marry someone else. Spouses in some states might th...
On the one hand, some courts have held that an allegation of homosexuality isdefamatory per sebecause it implies immoral or criminal conduct. Other courts have pointed out that the Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws with its decision inLawrence v. Texasand that gay marriage is permitted in al...
and current Virginia law, are the absolute prohibition of a "white person" marrying other than another "white person," a prohibition against issuing marriage licenses until the issuing official is satisfied that the applicants' statements as to their race are correct, ...
Virginia’s Premarital Agreement Act defines a premarital agreement as an “agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage.” A premarital agreement must be in writing and signed by both prospective spouses. No consideration or legal value must...
Divorce and/or (re)marriage does not entitle the member to change an elected option. If a named survivor under an option dies before a member, the member may elect a new survivor option, however, the new option will result in a further reduction in the member's monthly annuity benefit. ...
Stephen Smith, the executive director of the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition, said poor employment prospects are to blame: "The pressure to make a good living puts strain on a marriage, and right now it is infinitely harder to make a living here than it was 40 years ago...