Child Support After Childhood: The Importance of Working With your Ex to Plan for Your Child’s Future After High School In Pennsylvania, a parent’s obligation to pay child support ceases once the child turns 18 and/or completes high school. Whereas states like New Jersey and New York have Child Support laws that can require parents […]
PA Supreme Court Upholds $10,000 Defense Fund in Custody Agreement In a recently reported case, Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld the provision of an agreement whereby a Father agreed to pay to Mother $10,000 every time he filed to contest the parties’ custody agreement. Huss v. Weaver, — A.3d — (2014), 2014 Pa. Super 238. The […]
YOU CAN BET ON IT: Pennsylvania May Soon Require Casinos to Withhold Overdue Child Support There is currently a bill pending in the state legislature to study the feasibility of implementing a program under which past due child support might be withheld from casino winnings. Despite such a program’s obvious benefits to the Commonwealth and […]
Dr. Phil’s Divorce Readiness Test Dr. Phil believes that many people get divorced too quickly when problems arise, and he says that you should not pursue a divorce unless and until you have asked yourselves the following questions: Have you done everything you can to save and rehabilitate your marriage? Do you have unfinished emotional […]
Valuing a Business Entity: The Role of “Personal Goodwill” Determining the value of a business for purposes of equitable distribution is a complex and complicated process. In many cases, a court may order that a forensic accountant be appointed to assess the value of the business that is subject to equitable distribution. The concept of […]
Prenuptial Agreements and “Lifestyle Clauses” So-called “lifestyle clauses” are gaining popularity in Prenuptial Agreements. These clauses exist to dictate expectations relating to behavior during the marriage. These clauses range anywhere from “no-diaper” clauses (meaning the couple will not have children) to clauses relating to who will do chores around the house. Some couples have gone […]
Pets and Custody: What do we do Meow? It’s estimated that 70-80 million dogs and 74-96 million cats are owned in the United States. Approximately 37-47% of all households in the United States have a dog, and 30-37% have a cat. As a caring pet owner, many people in a divorce situation are confronted with […]
Who gets the engagement ring, if the engagement is called off? Marriage is often referred to as a union between two people, and it certainly is that in more ways than one. But in those instances where a couple is engaged and one (or both) of the individuals gets cold feet, what becomes of the […]
Does your lawyer think like a child? In some ways, it may best for you if s/he does. New research from the University of California at Berkley and the University of Edinburgh, recently reported in the media, has shown that pre-schoolers may be more adept and more successful at certain sorts of problem solving than […]
The Dangers of Do It Yourself Divorce You want a divorce. The internet tells you that getting a divorce is easy, and all you need to do is follow some steps and you won’t need a lawyer. You can get the necessary forms to file for divorce online in some counties or at the law […]
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