Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
I'm currently in the process of divorce, in which I am the defendant. We have recently completed a Pendete Lite Order, and am now being requested to provide the "Requests for Production of Documents", and to answer to the "Interrogatories to Husband". It is my understanding that these are in place to establish a set Child Support order, and to determine whether in fact Adultery was committed. My question is: If I simply state to the Court that I acknowledge the Adultery, and give up my rights to the children, do I still need to fulfill these requests?
1 Answer from Attorneys
No, the court hearing your divorce matter is not going to allow
you merely to "give up (your) rights to the children" under the circumstances described and apparently as a means to evade
your ongoing responsibility to pay support for these children.
And, therefore, yes, you need to respond to the discovery requests with which
you've been served and within the timeframe(s) alloted.