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Debra C. Albiston

Of Counsel • Chair of Family Law

T (757) 491.4006
F (757) 491.4020

dcalbiston@kaufcan.com

Debbie has 25 years experience handling all aspects of family law. She is the Chair of the Family Law Practice Group at Kaufman & Canoles. Her practice includes contested and uncontested divorce, custody, support, equitable distribution (Virginia’s division of property law), post-divorce matters and prenuptial agreements.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Represents business owners or their spouse in divorces requiring expertise in business valuations
  • Represents military members or their spouse requiring knowledge of military laws and the division of military pensions
  • Prepares and reviews prenuptial agreements to protect assets owned prior to marriage
  • Represents both the professional spouse and the spouse who has been out of the job market during the marriage
  • Represents mothers/fathers/grandparents in contested custody litigation and support matters
  • Handled multiple cases involving complex issues of tracing separate/marital property interests that have been commingled during the marriage

Recognition and honors

  • Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2007-2009
  • Virginia’s Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2004-2006, 2008-2009
  • AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell

Associations

  • American Bar Association; Family Law Section
  • Virginia State Bar; Family Law Section
  • Virginia State Bar; Domestic Relations Council
  • Second District Disciplinary Committee
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Virginia Beach Bar Association

Admissions

  • Virginia, 1983
  • Supreme Court of VA, 1983
  • U.S. District Court; Eastern District of VA, 1984

Education

  • George Mason University; B.A., 1980
  • College of William & Mary School of Law; J.D., 1983

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