LaMonaca Law Blogs
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
When a child is born to a married, heterosexual couple, the law presumes that both the husband and wife are the legal parents of that child. When a child is born to a married, same-sex couple, this is not the case. The law does not recognize the non-biological parent as the legal parent of the […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law, Support
What Will Happen if I Don’t Go to Court? If you are scheduled to appear in court in any family law matter, it is important that you ensure that you are present at the hearing. You may not agree that the hearing is necessary, you may not want the proceedings to go forward, or maybe […]
- By: Alyssa LaMonaca
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Support
No Room for Mistakes in an Appeal In some areas of law, the courts can be forgiving of procedural missteps in order to ensure that justice is served and the parties are heard. Appeals are not one of these areas, and a minor error in the preparation or filing of your appeal can result in the […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law
Changing Your Name After Divorce If you are getting a divorce or have already obtained a decree in divorce, and if you want to change your name back to your maiden name, it may be easier than you think. A spouse can elect to resume their prior name in Pennsylvania either before or after the […]
- By: Lawrence Welsh
- Divorce, Family Law, Support
Some Unintended Consequences of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 One of the more interesting conversations about any new law, and certainly about any new tax law, is the one about the “unintended consequences” that will or do follow from the law’s adoption. In the case of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
- By: Alyssa LaMonaca
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law
Getting the Most From Your Attorney What can you do to get what you need from your attorney? Most importantly, check with your attorney before doing anything you think will help your case in order to be sure that what you’re doing will be beneficial. In custody matters, it is a good idea to keep a calendar […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements, No Fault 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 […]
- By: Lawrence Welsh
- Divorce, Family Law
Considering Retirement Savings and Investments in Divorce Among the financial affairs to be resolved during a divorce, the parties’ retirement savings and investments are extremely important and they often constitute a substantial part of the marital estate. Though perhaps to a somewhat lesser degree for younger couples divorcing than for older couples divorcing, because of […]
- By: Alyssa LaMonaca
- Family Law
REPRESENTING YOURSELF IS RISKY Representing yourself in any court proceeding is a risky proposition. When it comes to an appeal of a judge’s decision, it is especially dangerous to attempt it on your own. Last month, the Superior Court decided the case of SS. v. T.J. (2019 Pa.Super. 182). In this matter, the trial court allowed a […]
- By: Christopher Casserly
- Custody, Family Law
Pennsylvania’s Newly Proposed Custody Bill: What to Know In May 2019, a new House Bill was introduced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly which, if passed, would radically shift how Pennsylvania Family Courts make determinations in child custody cases. Sponsored by Rep. Susan C. Helm (Dauphin/Lebanon Co.), House Bill 1397 would represent a departure from the […]
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