Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
Proof of Allegations
Recently my wife filed for a divorce.
In her petition she accuses me of adultery and bed and board abandoment even though we were intimate until the day she left our residence. Question: Will she or will she not have to prove the accusations to the court.
Asked on 10/18/07, 4:18 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Proof of Allegations
Yes, your wife will have to prove these accusations against you by a preponderance of the evidence if she expects to secure a divorce from you on the so-called fault grounds(adultery and abandonment) which she has apparently alleged in her complaint.
Answered on 10/19/07, 7:02 am
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