LaMonaca Law Blogs
- By: Lawrence Welsh
- Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
Filing status can be particularly problematic for parties who are separated, but not yet divorced. Generally speaking, the most favorable tax rates will apply to returns filed as “Married, Filing Jointly.” Even though filing that way may produce the lowest overall total tax liability for the two parties combined, it is not necessarily best for each […]
- By: Jennifer Lemanowicz
- Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
Although becoming a grandparent should be about enjoying each other’s company, relaxing and reaping the benefits of a well-lived life, there are more than 4.9 million grandparents in the country who take on the role of raising their grandchildren each year due to unforeseen circumstances, including addiction issues. There has been a surge recently, across […]
- By: Melissa Towsey
- Child Abuse, Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
The standard for an award of custody of a child in Pennsylvania is what is in the “best interests” of the child. The changes to the custody laws in 2011 mean that custody determinations are gender neutral. Absent certain circumstances, the majority of parents share legal custody of their child and many share physical custody on an equal basis. Legal
- By: Kristy Panella
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
The guilt resulting from the decision to work outside of the home when you are a mother is very real. If you are like me, you are consistently questioning if you are devoting enough focus and time to your work. And, are you centered and present enough when you are at home with your child(ren)? […]
- By: Christopher Casserly
- Divorce, Family Law, No Fault Divorce
To Be or Not to Be: The Emergence of Discernment Counseling It’s common for couples experiencing issues in their marriage to attend marriage counseling in an attempt to try and work things out. Sometimes this is a productive exercise, and other times it can leave the parties feeling frustrated and exasperated. Divorce can be an […]
- By: Alicia Fastman
- Divorce, Family Law
According to the Department of Health, fewer marriages in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were dissolved by marriage or annulment in 2015 than in the previous year. The report indicates that there were 33,600 divorces state-wide last year. In 2015, 72,774 couples were married and 33,600 were divorced. In 2014, 74,980 couples were married and 34,060 […]
- By: Melissa Towsey
- Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
One of Pennsylvania’s sixteen custody factors is “The well-reasoned preference of the child, based on the child’s maturity and judgment.” 23 Pa. C.S. § 5328(a)(7). The child’s preference is only one factor that the court will consider, in addition to the other fifteen. Based on this factor, the parents have the option to bring the […]
- By: Lawrence Welsh
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
Recent news was that Angelina Jolie has added two “powerhouse litigators” to her legal team in the case of her divorce from Brad Pitt. These two joined well-known “divorce attorney to the stars,” Laura Wasser, who was the first attorney to appear on behalf of Angelina Jolie. Ms Wasser, who has represented many of the […]
- By: Christopher Casserly
- Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Support
Divorce impacts every member of a family, and often times those who feel the impact most are the children who never had any say in the decision to dissolve a marriage. When things get contentious, it’s sometimes easy for parents to focus so much on getting a positive outcome that they lose sight of what […]
- By: Melissa Towsey
- Custody, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued an opinion in the case of In re: Adoption of M.R.D. and T.M.D. (26 MAP 2016, August 29, 2016). In this case, the Court considered “whether, in order to facilitate the termination of a biological father’s parental rights, a grandfather may adopt his grandchildren with the children’s mother […]
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