James D. Livesay
Livesay & Myers, P.C.
James Livesay is a founding partner at Livesay & Myers, P.C. He leads the firm’s team of family law attorneys across offices in Fairfax, Arlington, Ashburn, Manassas and Fredericksburg-Stafford, Virginia.
After graduating from Virginia Tech in 1995 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998, Mr. Livesay served three years in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps. He entered civilian practice as a family law attorney in 2001, and joined with partner Kevin Myers to found Livesay & Myers, P.C. in 2003.
Drawing on his experience as a Navy JAG officer, Mr. Livesay established the military divorce section of the firm in 2003 and has guided it since that time. His article, “Treatment of Disability Pay in Military Divorce,” has been published on a number of online divorce websites, including Divorce Headquarters and WomansDivorce.com.
Mr. Livesay was named a Super Lawyer in 2014–2020. He was also named to Northern Virginia Magazine’s Top Lawyers listing for 2018. Mr. Livesay currently holds a perfect 10.0 rating from both Avvo and Justia.
Mr. Livesay resides in Northern Virginia with his wife and three children.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Military Divorce
- Uncontested Divorce
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Virginia
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- 4th Circuit
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- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
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- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Founding Partner
- Livesay & Myers, P.C.
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- Associate Attorney
- Osborne|Craig, P.L.C.
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- Judge Advocate
- U.S. Navy JAG Corps
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- University of Virginia School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Activities: Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of Law and Politics.
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- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Political Science, Philosophy
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- Honors: Virginia Tech Joseph Bernd Award, Best Paper in Political Science, 1995.
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- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Fredericksburg Area Bar Association
- Member
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- Military Officers Association of America
- Member
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- University of Virginia Alumni Association
- Member
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- Virginia State Bar (Member, Family Law and Military Law Sections)
- Member
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- Virginia Tech Alumni Association
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- Q. How long does anorder of publicaton have to run in virginia for a divorce?
- A: Once per week for four (4) consecutive weeks.
