Recent Blog Posts
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving from our family at Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC to yours.
Congratulations K. Leigh!
We are pleased to announce that K. Leigh Taylor has been selected for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review and the consensus of opinions by leading lawyers within our same geographical area and legal practice area for more than 15 years, Leigh has been helping families and individuals throughout northern Virginia navigate family law issues, including divorce, property division, custody, visitation, spousal support, child support, and protective orders. All of us at Taylor Huguley Powers are so proud of her – way to go, Leigh!
Paralegals’ week
Our paralegal extraordinaire, Emely Ortega Cordon. On behalf of all of us at THP, thank you for all of your hard work throughout the year.
Welcome Jenna!!!
Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC is pleased to announce that Jenna B. Bouley is joining our firm effective September 12, 2022. Jenna served as clerk to the judges of the City of Alexandria Circuit Court from 2019 to 2021, where she reviewed hundreds of cases relating to family law and military divorces. Jenna also drafted numerous legal memoranda and orders for the judges for both criminal and civil matters. Following her clerkship, she practiced as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Arlington County. During her time as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Jenna worked closely with victims and witnesses to understand the facts unique to each case and to explain and demystify the legal process.
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
At the behest of Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), in 1971 and passed in 1973, the U.S. Congress designated August 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” The date was selected to commemorate the 1920 certification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. This was the culmination of a massive, peaceful civil rights movement by women that had its formal beginnings in 1848 at the world’s first women’s rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York. The observance of Women’s Equality Day not only commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, but also calls attention to women’s continuing efforts toward full equality. Workplaces, libraries, organizations, and public facilities now participate with Women’s Equality Day programs, displays, video showings, or other activities.
Roberta Henault, Debra Powers, and K. Leigh Taylor have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law.
We are very pleased to announce that Roberta Henault, Debra Powers, and K. Leigh Taylor have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for Family Law. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review and the consensus of opinions by leading lawyers within our same geographical area and legal practice area. We strive to earn the trust and respect of our clients, peers, and legal community every day and we greatly value this acknowledgement from our peers! The attorneys at Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC continue to help families and individuals throughout northern Virginia navigate their family law issues, including divorce, property division, custody, visitation, spousal support, child support, and protective orders.
Clarifying the Definition of Gross Income for Child Support
Effective July 1, 2022, Virginia lawmakers clarified how rental income is treated for parents paying child support. Revised section 20-108.2(C) of the Code of Virginia now states that “gross income” means all income from all sources, and shall include “rental income except as listed below…” The statute goes on to state that, “Gross rental income from any property owned individually, jointly, or by any entity shall be subject to deduction of reasonable expenses; however, the deduction shall not include the cost of acquisition, depreciation, or the principal portion of any mortgage payment. The party claiming any deduction for reasonable business expenses or reasonable expenses for rental property shall have the burden of proof to establish such expenses by a preponderance of the evidence.” Mortgage payments, or other costs of acquisition, are not considered reasonable expenses that can be deducted from any rental income received for the property because these costs increase the owning-parent’s equity in the home, and therefore should not be the basis of decreasing that parent’s child support obligation. The attorneys at Taylor Huguley Powers PLLC can help you determine your child support obligation and assist you with all your family law needs!
Aaron J. Christoff, Esquire was installed as the 2022-2023 FBA President and Leigh Taylor was approved as President-Elect!
The Fairfax Bar Annual Meeting Luncheon was held on June 7, 2022. Among other important business that takes place at the annual meeting, Aaron J. Christoff, Esquire was installed as the 2022-2023 FBA President (as of July 1, 2023) and Leigh Taylor was approved as President-Elect. We are so excited for our good friend’s year as President and know he will serve the Fairfax community well. Congratulations, Aaron!???
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