LaMonaca Law Blogs
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Custody, Family Law
When a court makes a determination in a child custody case, it must consider the 16 enumerated custody factors set forth by the statute. In addition, the custody statute sets forth additional considerations for the court to weigh. Both parents and non-parents can sue for custody, assuming they have standing to do so. The law […]
- By: Brady Johnson, IV
- Divorce, Family Law, No Fault Divorce
Divorce is a time to separate from your spouse, a time to end a chapter of your life, not a time to make the other party pay for the mistakes they made during the marriage. This is a common mistake and a mistake that can cost you emotionally and financially. Divorce is an emotional process […]
- By: Jennifer Lemanowicz
- Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
If you’re a parent of a young child, Halloween can be one of the most stressful holidays of the year. Halloween falls on a different day each year, for many parents with Custody Orders don’t include Halloween as a holiday the result is often unpredictable because custody will be exercised by whomever would exercise custody […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements
When a married couple gets divorced, there is more to it than just both parties calling it quits and going their separate ways. That is because there is usually more at stake. The issues usually include children and splitting up the marital assets. While custody of the children is something that can and will be […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements
If a couple is getting married, they are not thinking about getting divorced; however, it is important to consider getting an antenuptial, or prenuptial, agreements. These agreements are signed by the parties in advance of marriage and become binding on the date of marriage. Prenuptial agreements typically include clauses which address what property will be […]
- By: Christopher Casserly
- Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements
In Pennsylvania divorces, marital assets are divided according to a process called “equitable distribution”. The process of exchanging discovery, appearing for pretrial conferences, and having a hearing or even a trial can be long and costly. For this reason, parties to a divorce sometimes elect to forego the litigation route in favor of an agreed-upon […]
- By: Lawrence Welsh
- Family Law, Support
Pennsylvania has adopted new child support guidelines and made certain changes to the support rules, effective May 1, 2017. As is the usual pattern with such changes, the guidelines and the support obligations they create are being changed only in incremental ways. That is not to say, of course, that incremental changes are not felt […]
- By: Christina Avella
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law, Support
While I do not consider myself an electrician, I know that in order to turn on a light, I must first flip the switch. If I do this successfully, I am rewarded with light all around me. I do remember from an early lesson in school that this process is “completing the circuit.” If there […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law
1. Don’t stoop to your spouse’s level If things are getting rocky during a divorce and the other side is acting like a juvenile, it helps to clearly memorialize that you are not okay with their actions (via text, e-mail, etc); but going tit-for-tat on the juvenile behavior will not win you any points from […]
- By: Melissa Towsey
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
Many client ask us if a divorce is different when there is a business involved. The answer is that every divorce and/or custody matter is different. Within each profession there are unique attributes and common themes that need to be addressed in particular ways. We have represented countless clients with business interests. We also have […]
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