Articles by Jonathan M. Dana

Great news for the Virginia family law community. On February 17, 2021, the Virginia Senate passed the Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA). The passage of the UCLA adds Virginia to the list of 20 states and the District of Columbia on the forefront of this cutting-edge process in family law.…

So, you’ve tried to resolve the issues in your divorce through a settlement process, but it has now become clear that is not going to be possible, and that you must litigate.  Is litigation a “one size fits all” process?  Do you lose all control of the process once you…

The financial issues in divorce fall along a continuum from simple to complex.   High asset divorces, where the parties’ holdings may include complicated assets such as closely-held business interests, stock options, stock voting rights, deferred compensation, assets held in a trust, real estate partnerships, and tax benefits such as a…