The study, published this week in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, suggests that there is a sort of “sweet spot,” where the balance between spouses’ expectations for their marriage, and their experience within their marriage, is optimal and the result is a happy and fulfilling marriage. Conversely, posits the study, if spouses enter marriage with […]
Earlier this week, the justices upheld a challenge brought by an Alabama woman after Alabama’s highest court refused to recognize the adoption she and her former lesbian partner were granted in Georgia. The parties, who are identified only by the initials V.L. and E.L., were together for 16 years but never married. Through assisted reproductive […]
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge recently refused to cancel the six-album contract between pop star Kesha (Kesha Rose Sebert) and music producer Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald. The case has garnered national media coverage because Kesha alleges that Dr. Luke abused her, physically and emotionally, for ten years. Kesha requested the […]
Annulments – Do Not Let Marital Regrets Become Lifelong Regrets. The laws vary in each state concerning annulments, however, in general there are still several reasons why an annulment can be granted in Pennsylvania. LaMonaca Law, is knowledgeable in all divorce and annulment laws of Pennsylvania (PA). We can help you determine if an annulment […]
The Impact of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s Death on Upcoming Cases Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died on February 13, 2016. On Monday, February 22nd, the Supreme Court resumed and began hearing oral arguments without a full bench. Due to the current political leanings of the remaining eight justices, the likelihood of a 4-4 […]
Filing a Joint Tax Return After Separation: What’s Best for Your Family? Parties who have separated and begun the process of divorce may still file their taxes jointly if they have not received a Divorce Decree by December 31 of a given year. In many instances, a couple’s respective tax burdens will be lessened by […]
HOW TO SURVIVE VALENTINE’S DAY DURING A DIVORCE The kicker about Valentine’s Day when you’re getting divorced is that not only do you feel alone today, but you’re also grieving for the relationship that fell apart. This means you need to engage in self-care, both for yourself now, and also to dig yourself out of […]
Question: Are you brutally honest? At the core of our family law practice is the concept of “Brutally Honest.” Brutally Honest is a unique system that is designed to combat the type of failure experienced with mainstream self-help products. Brutally Honest consists of a revolutionary three-step process. In the first step, we work with our […]
Recently the Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the lower court’s ruling in the case of Baby S., the child conceived by Lamar Sally and celebrity Sherri Shepherd with a gestational carrier. Shepherd has since appealed the case to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The legal issues surrounding the parentage of Lamar Sally, Jr. (Baby S.) was a […]
Did the Short Sale of your Marital Residence Create a Tax Liability for You? When Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act (PATH Act) late in 2015, they included in it an extension of the mortgage debt exclusion that had expired at the end of 2014. That provision was created under the Mortgage […]
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