What if I Don’t Want a Divorce?
What if I Don’t Want a Divorce? Your spouse has filed for divorce, but you do not want the divorce proceedings to move forward. Maybe you don’t agree that the marriage is over, maybe you believe that the issues in the relationship can be resolved, or maybe you have an objection to divorce for another […]
Summer is Peak Divorce Season
Summer is Peak Divorce Season Summer is a time for fun, relaxation, and vacations. It is also peak season for divorces. During the summer, children are home from school, families are vacationing, and married couples are spending more time together. If there are issues in a marriage, they tend to worsen when the parties spend […]
Pennsylvania Marriage and Divorce Statistics
Pennsylvania Marriage and Divorce Statistics The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued their report on Marriage and Divorce Statistics for 2018. The report sets forth various statistics relating to divorce in the Commonwealth including marriages and divorces/annulments statewide, by county, and by duration of marriage. In 2018, there were 70,954 new marriages and 33,412 divorces and […]
New Gun Laws for Domestic Violence Cases
New Gun Laws for Domestic Violence Cases A new gun law relating to domestic violence and Protection from Abuse cases went into effect on April 10, 2019. The bill was signed in October 2018 by Governor Wolf to provide additional safeguards to victims of domestic violence. The law requires that defendants bound by a final […]
Jurisdiction and Child Custody
Jurisdiction and Child Custody Sometimes in a disputed custody case, Pennsylvania courts will grant one parent’s request to relocate with the child to another state or county. If the other parent contests the move, the Court usually must have a trial on the issue. While the fight for a parent to move with the child […]
Prenuptial Agreements are Not Just for the Wealthy
Prenuptial Agreements are Not Just for the Wealthy Prenuptial agreements are not only for wealthy individuals. While a prenuptial agreement may not seem necessary or relevant to someone with average income and wealth or to a young bride or groom to be, anyone can benefit from having a prenuptial agreement in place prior to getting […]
A Woman’s Professional Success May Increase Chance of Divorce
A Woman’s Professional Success May Increase Chance of Divorce In Sweden, Olle Folke and Johanna Rickne, a political scientist from Uppsala Universaity and an economist from Stockholm University, found that there is a higher rate of divorce where women who were not working at the start of a marriage, or who earned less than their […]
Millennials are Reducing the Divorce Rate
Millennials are Reducing the Divorce Rate Sociologist Philip Cohen of The University of Maryland analyzed survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau and found that the divorce rate has dropped 18% from 2008 to 2016. In reviewing the data, Cohen found that Millennials are divorcing less frequently than previous generations, that marriage is becoming a […]
If you are the spouse that will be paying alimony, get divorced now before 2018 ends or pay more taxes!
IF YOU ARE THE SPOUSE THAT WILL BE PAYING ALIMONY, GET DIVORCED NOW BEFORE 2018 ENDS OR PAY MORE TAXES! The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), recently signed into law on December 22, 2017 by President Trump, will have many consequences for taxpayers–some good and some bad–depending on variables like where you […]
Monkey Business and Copyright Law
Monkey Business and Copyright Law Naruto, a monkey living in Indonesia, took a selfie in 2011 with a human nature photographer’s camera which had been left unattended. Photographer David J. Slater configured the camera to the appropriate settings, and backed away to allow the monkeys, who had shown interest in his camera, to play, which […]