Stimulus Check Calculator and More The first question you may ask about the recently enacted two trillion dollar stimulus relief law is how much your check from the IRS will be. The widely reported $1200.00 per person figure is the basic amount for those whose 2019 income was less than $75,000.00, but it is not […]
No More Suspended Sentences for Support Contempt As of January of 2020, judges are no longer permitted to hand out suspended sentences in child support contempt matters. What does this mean, exactly? A support contempt hearing takes place when a person obligated to pay child support is accused of not following the order and falls […]
Spousal Support – what you need to know Deciding to end your marriage can be one of the most stressful and challenging times of your life. When you are going through a divorce or separation, you will likely be faced with the issue of spousal support. Spousal support is a form of payment designed to […]
Can Both Parents Opt-Out of Child Support? Few things in life can be more stressful than a divorce. In addition to dividing assets, debts, and personal property, as well as establishing a custodial schedule, child support is often one of the key issues that will arise. But that doesn’t always have to be the case. […]
Adultery and Alimony in Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, adultery is generally defined as a married person engaging in voluntary sexual relations with a person other than his or her spouse. In addition to being one of several “fault grounds” giving rise to a complaint in divorce, one spouse’s extramarital affair can carry a lasting impact throughout […]
What Will Happen if I Don’t Go to Court? If you are scheduled to appear in court in any family law matter, it is important that you ensure that you are present at the hearing. You may not agree that the hearing is necessary, you may not want the proceedings to go forward, or maybe […]
No Room for Mistakes in an Appeal In some areas of law, the courts can be forgiving of procedural missteps in order to ensure that justice is served and the parties are heard. Appeals are not one of these areas, and a minor error in the preparation or filing of your appeal can result in the […]
Some Unintended Consequences of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 One of the more interesting conversations about any new law, and certainly about any new tax law, is the one about the “unintended consequences” that will or do follow from the law’s adoption. In the case of the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
My ex just won the Lottery. Can I stop paying alimony now? “Alimony” is a series of monthly maintenance payments made from one former spouse to another for a fixed period of time following entry of a divorce decree. In Pennsylvania, alimony is often characterized as a “secondary” form of relief, available to a dependent […]
Not a Father of twin Children, but the Child of Twin Fathers Recent news of a case decided in Brazil sheds an interesting light on the ongoing development of child support law, as affected by both modern developments in genetic science and old fashioned chicanery. The subject appears in this space as part of the […]
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