Bitcoins in Equitable Distribution

By: Brady Johnson, IV | Aug 8, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law

Cryptocurrency Bitcoins in Equitable Distribution Equitable distribution, cryptocurrency, bitcoins, are you overwhelmed!!! To hear these terms during the divorce proceeding can make the already scary concept of divorce even more freighting Most people don’t know what happens in equitable

Resolving Disputes in Custody Without Waiting Months for Trial

By: Christopher Casserly | Jul 25, 2018 | Custody, Family Law

Resolving Disputes in Custody Without Waiting Months for a Trial The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published a front-page story titled “Backlog in Phila Court Keeps Kids Waiting”, wherein they told the story of a Philadelphia mother who finds herself in limbo pending a relocation trial

If you are the spouse that will be paying alimony, get divorced now before 2018 ends or pay more taxes!

By: Andrew Bongiovanni | Jul 3, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Support

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

Custody Evaluator has Standing to Sue for Fees

By: Alicia Fastman | Jun 19, 2018 | Custody, Family Law

Custody Evaluator has Standing to Sue for Fees On May 4, 2018, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued an opinion in SG v JMG Appeal of: Dr KL, Custody Evaluator The case, taking place in Luzerne County, was a custody dispute between the parents of three minor children In the course of the case,

The Questions You (Should) Ask

By: Lawrence Welsh | Jun 12, 2018 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Support

The Questions You (Should) Ask Because there are so many questions you will have for your divorce attorney through the representation, there are some you should ask to him or her, and others you really need to ask yourself, before you begin the relationship and sign-on with any attorney to

A Gift with Strings Attached: How Courts Address Gifts between Spouses in Divorce

By: Melissa Towsey | Jun 6, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements

A Gift with Strings Attached: How Courts Address Gifts between Spouses in Divorce Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain and singer Courtney Love, has recently been in the news for her divorce from singer Isaiah Silva The divorce was very contentious and proceedings

Custody and Taxes: Who Claims the Children?

By: Christopher Casserly | May 30, 2018 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Non-Traditional Family Law

Custody and Taxes: Who Claims the Children Each year, parents who are divorced or separated run into a common question: who gets to claim the children on their taxes Whether you have been separated for years or you are faced with this question for the very first time, the introduction of the

You Should Think About a Pre-Nuptial Agreement

By: Lawrence Welsh | May 22, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements, Non-Traditional Family Law

You’re Not Megan Markle and He’s Not Prince Harry (or Vice Versa): Even Though They Did Not, You Should Think About a Pre-Nuptial Agreement And not to put too fine a point on it, but this is not the United Kingdom, either Pre-nuptial agreements are still relatively new to the UK, only

Declaratory Judgments in Family Law

By: Melissa Towsey | May 16, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Marital Agreements

Declaratory Judgments in Family Law There are many ways to bring an issue before the court in a family law matter When seeking to have a contract validated or to determine a legal right, then filing a motion for a declaratory judgment is one of those options The Declaratory Judgment Act states

THREE NY PARENTS AWARDED “TRI-CUSTODY” OF SON

By: Jennifer Lemanowicz | May 8, 2018 | Custody, Divorce, Family Law, No Fault Divorce, Non-Traditional Family Law

THREE NY PARENTS AWARDED “TRI-CUSTODY” OF SON A Long Island couple and a neighbor with whom they had a threesome have been granted “tri-custody” of their 10-year-old son in a groundbreaking ruling Dawn and Michael Marano got married in 1994 and had a relatively conventional marriage