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1 Divorce lawyers are available in Staunton, Virginia, including Shelton Scott Baker. These lawyers are rated between 4.5/5 to 4.9/5 and 65% provide free consultation.

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Shelton Scott Baker

110 W. Johnson , Staunton , Virginia 24402

Practice Areas: Family, Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Divorce

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Ex refusing to pay child support and sign divorce papers | Aug 25, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Virginia, USA My ex and I were married for 10 years, have four children together, and have been separated for three years. We separated because he became addicted to drugs and abusive towards me and dangerously negligent towards the children. My family and his family pooled money to pay the retainer for a custody lawyer, and I was awarded full physical custody and joint legal custody almost two years ago. He gets three hours of supervised visitation each weekend. I also took him to court for child support which was far more slow going, and he was ordered to pay almost $800/mo last August. He made one $10 payment through DCSE this past March, and the kids and I have not seen a dime from him otherwise. He refuses to get a job (has not worked since we separated), and I believe he is selling drugs to keep the mortgage paid. We just went back to court a couple of weeks ago because of his nonpayment, and he had a court appointed lawyer and a doctor’s note attesting that he is seeking help for a brain injury and is possibly unable to sustain employment. The thing is, he sustained this TBI in 2004, when he was a teenager. He then went to college, held steady, full-time employment (up until three years ago when his addiction took over), and got married and had four children with me. I urged him to seek mental health treatment during our marriage because I…
Virginia Uncontested Divorce | Aug 1, 2026 | Sourced from Reddit
Location: Virginia I'll get right to it - I have filed all the paperwork for an uncontested divorce in Virginia except for the "Final Order of Divorce". I was informed by the Clerk at my local court that me and my soon to be ex-partner need to sign the Final Order before a Judge will look at the full complaint. I informed my ex that I filed the complaint, and that they need to sign the Final Order. They told me they would go to the courthouse themselves to view the complaint, sign the Waiver of Service, and then sign the Final Order. That was 45 days ago. I sent them a follow up message about all this and they have not responded. Am I allowed to file the Final Order of Divorce with just my signature and have them officially served the papers? I know that in VA if a partner doesn't respond within 21 days of being served that I can file for a Default Divorce. I just want to know if I can file the "Final Order of Divorce" form without their signature and then have them served the full complaint if they continue to not respond or act.

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