With the holidays upon us, no one wants to discuss or think about the big “D”, although it may be something that is weighing on folks out there. When meeting with clients during this time of year, I often times
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During the years that I served as a Custody Conciliator for the Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg, I had the opportunity to talk with children of all ages and to discuss with them the impact of custody schedules on their
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This film, Split, is by and for children of divorce. It is a poignant look at how children feel when their parents go through a divorce. If you are as moved as we were, perhaps you will consider providing a
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Every couple has different concerns, and many enter into prenuptial or postnuptial agreements for different reasons. You may want to protect your interests, and allow your spouse to protect his or hers, by entering into a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement
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Divorcing spouses who do not reach an agreement about how the property (money, real estate and other assets) that they acquired during the marriage will be divided must go through litigation so the court can equitably divide their marital property.
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Spousal support, alimony, and APL (alimony pendente lite) are forms of support provided by one spouse to another. Spousal support is designed to provide one spouse (who has generally been dependent upon the other for all or most of the
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Types of Child Support: There are two types of support in Pennsylvania family law matters – Child Support Spousal Support This post explains child support. See our post on Spousal Support for more information on spousal support and alimony. Child
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Divorce is a complicated and difficult area of practice. Most individuals have no idea what to expect in a divorce. In this blog post, we explain what you can expect should it become necessary for you to seek a divorce.
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Mediation – we all hear about the use of mediation and mediators to assist management and major league football, basketball and hockey players resolve salary disputes. This fall we listened as mediators assisted in the resolution of the Chicago teachers
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It seems that more and more separating and divorcing couples are in a position where they continue to reside together for extended periods of time after one or both parties makes the decision to separate or divorce. One reason for
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