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Some readers will contend that we publish this non-precedential case for its prurient value but one of the most interesting topics in family law today is “Who has standing to bring a case?” And the opinion by Judge Victor Stabile in White v. Urban is noteworthy because it surveys law…
Continue Reading PARAPHRASING SISTER SLEDGE: “ARE WE FAMILY?” Superior Court decides listening to sex isn’t worthy of a PFAPeople often ask divorce lawyers how they do it. My stock answer is that it’s…
Continue Reading FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn’t EnoughRESPONDING TO THE DIVORCE WHERE ONE SPOUSE IS READY TO “BURN DOWN THE (FINANCIAL) HOUSE.”
Extreme times produce irrational responses. A day ago, an unhappy orthopedic patient in Oklahoma decided…
Continue Reading RESPONDING TO THE DIVORCE WHERE ONE SPOUSE IS READY TO “BURN DOWN THE (FINANCIAL) HOUSE.”In the past several months we have written a couple of times about the world…
Continue Reading A MUST-READ ARTICLE FOR ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED KIDS & THEIR GENETIC PARENTSThe Latest
First, foremost, the case decided on October 12, 2022 is non-precedential, leaving the bench and bar to debate whether it matters.* But, the decision in Nally v. Nally, 163…
Continue Reading EQUITY OVERCOMES THE LAW IN A LAND TITLE CASECould Your Client Be an “Oppressed Shareholder?”
One of the many frustrations of practicing family law is that there is rarely, if ever, a decisive victory. Divorce is about doing…
Continue Reading Divorce Litigation “Outside the Box”People going through divorce experience a lot of emotional pain and it sometimes clouds their ability to address their need to emerge from the experience with a plan. Lawyers commonly…
Continue Reading THE FORGOTTEN ASSET: Spousal Social Security BenefitsTempus fugit. It was December 2020 when the FDA issued its first approval for a Covid vaccine. Perhaps this writer was the naïve one but I never thought a vaccine…
Continue Reading PRECEDENT ISSUED ON “THE VACCINE”Forgive the title but this is written amidst the Eagles-Vikings game and on the same date as Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. Commentators noted that the Queen’s final event was more than…
Continue Reading Don’t Let Your Dead Body Become “A Loose Ball.”It has not actually happened but last month the administration announced its intention to confer discharges of up to $10,000 in student debt for individuals earning less than $125,000 or…
Continue Reading BANEFUL BIPRODUCT OF BIDEN’S STUDENT DEBT RELIEF PLANContrary to the prevailing belief in 1980 when Pennsylvania became a no-fault state, liberalization of the divorce laws did not prompt an avalanche of divorce. After many years focusing my…
Continue Reading UNHAPPY AT HOME? Think About What You OwnSuperior Court Affirms Concept of Child Support Agreement as Convertible to Alimony.
Non modifiable child support provisions are infrequent but do come up occasionally when parties are negotiating Property Settlement Agreements. It typically arises when a dependent spouse asserts that a certain…
Continue Reading Superior Court Affirms Concept of Child Support Agreement as Convertible to Alimony.PA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital Property
Those of us from large firms sometimes read opinions where solo practitioners take a shot at an issue and force us to take notice. The facts in this Bucks County…
Continue Reading PA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital PropertyThe Family Law Practice Group
Fox Rothschild has one of the largest family law practices in the state of Pennsylvania and assists clients statewide, with a particular focus on clients resident in Eastern Pennsylvania in the counties of Chester, Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware, Lancaster, Berks and Lehigh. Our attorneys are active in various state-based organizations, serving as at-large members and board members of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Family Law Section and the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Family Law Section as well as handling pro bono family law cases through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Legal Aid society.