The Role of a Child’s Preference in Custody Trials In Pennsylvania, the Court is required to consider 16 enumerated factors in rendering a decision in custody cases. One of those factors is the child’s preference, so long as it is mature and well-reasoned. There is no specific age at which the court has deemed a […]
Resorting to Self-Help: How Not to Prevail in Custody Proceedings One of the biggest stories from this past summer was the courtroom drama that unfolded in New York city as actress Kelly Rutherford, known for her role on Gossip Girl defended her decision to withhold her children from their father, German businessman Daniel Giersch. The […]
“I just want everyone to be friends” – the Wise Words of a Six Year Old to her Divorced Parents In a video making its way around the internet, a six-year old girl named Tiana sits her divorced Mother and Father down to make a very simple request of them – she just wants everyone […]
Beyond Death Do Prenuptial Agreements Part the Assets The law in Pennsylvania has long been favorable to carefully drafted prenuptial agreements, and particularly so when those agreements include full and complete disclosure of both parties’ assets. That position was reinforced in a recent case in which the Superior Court ruled that the definition and identification […]
Back to School: How Much Does Your Child’s Teacher Really Need to Know? When a couple gets divorced, the children are affected in one way or another depending largely on the level of conflict between the parties. Children often feel the need to say and do things to please their parents, and it is sometimes […]
The Blame Game: How Courts Deal With Marital Misconduct Following last week’s leak of user information for the clandestine dating website AshleyMadison.com, the topic of infidelity has dominated headlines. Much has been written about the anticipated surge in divorce cases following the release of 32 million users’ e-mail addresses, which has many asking whether or […]
Judge Orders Defendant to Marry his Girlfriend – Or Else. A judge in Texas recently ordered a man to marry his 19-year old girlfriend or serve fifteen days in jail as part of the terms of his probation. Josten Bundy pled guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge that stemmed from an altercation with an ex-boyfriend […]
When is a Pre or Post-Nuptial Agreement the Best Wedding Gift? When long-term, same-sex couples finally marry, the best gift they can give to each other may be a pre or post-nuptial agreement. The more cynical and unflattering view of pre and post nuptial agreements is that they represent one or both parties hedging a […]
Co-parent Counseling Many custody cases involve co-parent counseling, whether it is agreed upon by the parties or ordered by the Court. But, what is co-parent counseling? This form of counseling is designed to assist parents in developing better communication skills and developing parenting skills separate and apart from those learned and practiced by those in […]
Social Media Evidence In the last decade, social media has exploded from a college dorm-room time killer into an omnipresent and all-encompassing billion dollar industry. Check-ins, status updates, comments, and tweets are not just used to tell friends and family what you’re up to on a given day. All of this data that we put […]
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