VIRGINIA Part 107

7. The facts and circumstances that led to the estrangement of the parties and the ending of the marriage.

The ground for divorce is important. In Virginia a finding of adultery specifically bars "permanent alimony," except in cases where the evidence indicates that the denial of support would constitute a "manifest injustice." A decision regarding manifest injustice would have to take into account the respective degrees of fault during the marriage and the "relative economic circumstances of the parties."