Carolyn M. Abbate

Associate

• Admitted to Virginia Bar: 2009

Education

• University of Virginia (B.A., 2004)
• George Mason University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2009).
• Law clerk to the Judges of Virginia’s 17th Judicial Circuit (Arlington County) from 2009–2010

Member

• Virginia State Bar
• Arlington Bar Association
• Fairfax Bar Association
• Alexandria Bar Association

Honors

• 2009 Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar and Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Family Law Book Award

Practice Areas

• Divorce
• Separate Maintenance
• Support (Child/Spousal/Modification)
• Custody and Related Matters
• Paternity Law
• Distribution of Property/Equitable Distribution
• Marital Agreements
• Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
• Retirement/Pension Division
• Same Sex Marriage and Divorce
• International Divorce and Custody Issues
• Business Valuation
• Step Parent Adoption
• Complex Property Issues
• Name Changes
• Other Matters Involving Family Issues

Practice Jurisdictions

• City of Alexandria
• City of Fredericksburg
• Arlington
• Fairfax
• Fauquier
• Stafford
• Spotsylvania
• Loudoun
• Prince William