In the last few days, I have worked with another attorney to try to bring a peaceful end to a very brief marriage. In the space of a couple weeks,
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DEBT: The Divorce Lawyer’s New Frontier
It’s always been there. Debt. Even though the Pennsylvania Divorce Code does not really mention it by name. If you speak to the hearing officers who draw the assignment of…
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NAVIGATING A HOME TRANSFER IN DIVORCE
Just about every divorce case involves a house and its corresponding mortgage. In a small number of cases parties agree that dissolution of the marriage is also an opportune time…
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The World of Missing Retirement Assets
We have heard about the data. In 2015, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics published a study indicating that the average worker could expect to hold 12 jobs during…
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Beware the Divorce Complaint with the Ticking “Bomb”
Divorce Complaints come in a variety of ways. Most lawsuits require delivery by people in patrol cars and uniforms. In the divorce world, things are a bit more “loose.” Your…
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A Mortgage Foreclosure Primer
We have recently had inquiries about foreclosures. Given the current economic climate, this is probably going to become more common. The good news is that home prices are up, particularly…
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Defining Net Income for 2020 is Going to Be “A Problem”
I attended a seminar offered by accountant, Mitchell E. Benson, CPA, MT, CFF (Savran Benson LLP), Brian C. Vertz, Esquire (Pollock Begg) and Aliah Molczan (Savran Benson LLP) on July…
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COLLEGE DEBT & EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
When couples decide to end a marriage, the process involves division of the good (the assets) the bad (the liabilities) and the ugly (liabilities that exceed assets). Hearing officers whom…
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IS IT TIME TO PLAY THE BOUNCE?
Attorneys are not stock pickers and personal and anecdotal experience informs me that attorneys are not a reliable source of any investment advice. Nevertheless, we have many clients who have…
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FINANCIAL INFIDELITY: CHAPTER 2
As I started this, it occurred to me that I had been to this topic before. Last April 19 I reported on a story published by PBS about spouses who…
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