As lawyers, when we pass the Bar in the state of Pennsylvania, we are given the title, “Attorney and Counselor of Law.” At LaMonaca Law we take this distinction very seriously. Unlike other areas of the law, such as Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Contracts, Wills and Estates, Family Law contains some of the most emotional, […]
In 2009, prior to the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, the New York Times told the heart-wrenching story of a woman and her husband with early onset dementia. The focus of the story was not the relationship between the two, although she still loved him dearly. Instead it centered […]
There was a case of interest recently reported in which one party to a divorce settlement (wife) asked the court to reopen the settlement, seeking to change the settlement terms. It is interesting, at least in part, because the one seeking to re-open the case and change the settlement agreement received some $15 million dollars in the settlement. […]
Statistically, divorce is something that around half of the population in the United States will deal with at some point. If you include all of the people and family members that are affected in some way by a divorce, that number gets higher. Whether it was you that initiated the divorce or your spouse, there are a […]
In the past decade, social media has exploded from a college campus time-killer into a billion dollar industry. Check-ins, status updates, comments, and tweets are not just being used to tell friends and family what you’re up to on a given day. All of this data being generated by smartphone users is collected by companies […]
Last October, Billy Flynn Gadbois, a divorced father of two boys, wrote a Facebook post about how he woke up early to buy flowers, cards and breakfast ingredients so his kids could surprise their mom, his ex-wife, on her birthday. Within the post, Gadbois went on to explain his actions by stating he is raising “two little […]
Usually when the word bankruptcy is used by one of the parties in a divorce setting, confusion and uncertainty ensues. Sometimes one of the parties in a divorce attempts to use this as a weapon to seek an unfair advantage in the proceedings. It is very common that one or both of the parties in a divorce […]
It is difficult to overstate how important it is to protect personal and financial data, or how pervasive and sophisticated are the illegitimate efforts to obtain that data and to use it to perpetrate tax fraud and to steal money from unsuspecting individuals, not to mention from the government and the IRS. From mining social […]
Deciding whether to begin divorce proceedings can be challenging and emotional. To make the best choices for you and your family, you need to have the opportunity to ask questions and educate yourself about the process. Here are a few of the frequently asked questions that we often get from clients regarding the divorce process: […]
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 […]
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