博客:意见 & 观察
Divorce: Are Assets with No Value Subject to Equitable Distribution? ——2015年11月
2015年11月11日
In Virginia, courts divide marital assets between parties (Code Ann. § 20–107.3, Michie, 2012) after analyzing evidence to determine whether the property is separate, 婚姻的或两者的混合. 在大多数情况下，这很容易确定.法院然后确定资产的价值, 在许多情况下，哪些是双方可以约定的. If not, 他们被提供作为证据, often resulting in disagreements between the representatives of each...
Read More环境法律 and the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act: Where Local Knowledge is a “Must” - October 2015
2015年10月7日
by James T. 住在水上可以看到美丽的景色, opportunities for boating and fishing and other amenities, all of which come with a (sometimes hidden) cost because the waterfront is subject to a complicated web of environmental laws and regulations. Among these, the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (found at Virginia code §§ 62.1-44.15:67 to 62.1-44.15:79) is unique in that it is a creature of local government, with minimal state oversight,...
Read MoreHow Citizens' 环境法律suits Can Stop Pollution - September 2015
2015年9月24日
by James T. LangThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) have primary responsibility for enforcing the environmental laws and regulations in the Commonwealth of Virginia. 有些时候, however, when the EPA or the DEQ are unwilling or unable to take action against a polluter who is contaminating water, 违反环境法的空中或陆地. 有时政府做不到...
Read MoreEminent Domain: From Biblical Times to the Present - September 2015
2015年9月22日
by D. Rossen S. GreeneI: A Brief History of Eminent Domain:A French jurist of the early 19th century, 梅林·德·杜埃, claimed that the earliest known reference to the use of eminent domain is in the Old Testament in the Book of Kings, which describes the acquisition of Naboth’s vineyard by King Ahab: “And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, 把你的葡萄园给我, 这样我就可以把它当作菜园了, 因为与我的殿相近，我必赐给你...
Read More2015年9月15日
by James T. LangWaterfront property owners in Hampton Roads are privileged to enjoy the ambiance and a fantastic view, in addition to a highly valuable set of riparian property rights.[1]然而，这些好处是有代价的. Waterfront owners must be prepared to carry the expense of operating their properties in compliance with a multi-faceted and complicated web of federal, state and local legal environmental requirements designed for and specifically...
Read MoreThe Department of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Changes - August 2015
2015年8月4日
杰弗里·D. WilsonMany employers rightfully view the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) as a minefield, 而且，它可能很快就会变得更加危险. The FLSA requires employers to pay their employees one-and-a-half times their regular pay rate for any hours worked in excess of 40 a week. However, Sections 13(a)(1) and (17) provide exceptions for bona fide executive, 行政, 专业, 外销售, and...
Read More子女抚养费，配偶抚养费... 父母的支持? - 2015年6月
2015年6月3日
We have all heard of child support and spousal support. 在任何家庭律师的日子里，它们都是常规的概念. But, few of us who regularly engage in family law cases have ever had to deal with parent support. Va. Code Ann. 20 - 88(§米奇, 2009) in part provides the following:It shall be the joint and several duty of all persons eighteen years of age or over, 有足够的赚钱能力或收入的, 在合理地为他或她自己提供资金之后...
Read More2015年5月7日
在法律界, 有些律师的业务包括, 在不同程度上, 业主代表, contractors, 分包商, material suppliers and designers or other parties involved in the construction industry, 涉及商业建筑工程的事项, 私人和公共, 以及住宅建设项目. Attorneys who devote a major portion of their practice to construction and public contract law...
Read More2015年4月15日
by Anne C. 2月25日, 2015, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued a final rule amending DHS regulations to extend eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. 最后一条规则, 5月26日生效, 2015, supports DHS goals of attracting and retaining highly skilled foreign workers by helping to alleviate some of the hardship...
Read More2015年3月23日
by Anne C. LahrenThey say you can’t help who you fall in love with, and love is complicated even under the best of circumstances. Things become even more complex when love crosses international borders. The United States immigration and nationality laws govern the legal processes for foreign nationals who desire to live and work in the United States, including specific rules and requirements for fiancé(e)s and spouses of U.S. citizens.无论你是...
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