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 […]
Bringing new meaning to a 50-50 divorce Recently, a German man made headlines for purportedly taking a divorce order to split property quite literally. A You Tube video surfaced that shows the man sawing several items of personal property in half. The items included a car to a computer and even a stuffed teddy bear. […]
Help Ease the Transitions of Divorce by Using the Family Pet In a previous post, Melissa Towsey explores the question of what happens to a family’s pet in a divorce proceeding. In Pennsylvania, the short answer to that question is simple: pets are treated as property and a such they will be allocated as a […]
You’ve Been Served: Serving Divorce Papers Through Facebook Earlier this week, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Matthew Cooper granted a woman permission to serve divorce papers on her husband through a private Facebook message. The last known address for the husband had been vacated and the post office did not have a forwarding address for him. […]
I Want My Pillow Back: Dividing Personal Property in Divorce A husband and a wife separate, and she moves out of the marital residence into a new apartment. Husband, by virtue of remaining in the marital home, has the vast majority of the parties’ personal property. The parties owned two expensive memory foam pillows, and […]
Mediation and Collaborative Divorce Divorces can be contentious and lengthy, however, there are non-litigation related methods to resolving a divorce available including mediation and collaborative divorce. These methods are not without their negative attributes, but if a couple is resigned to not using the court system to resolve their divorce proceedings, these routes are viable […]
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 […]
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 […]
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