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Child custody trials can be interesting; alas, not as riveting as the clients seem to think. The Parnell trial pitted an ex Army ranger turned novelist/ U.S. Senate candidate against his former wife. The stakes were three children ranging in age from 8 to 12.
As the trial began two…
Continue Reading THE PARNELL CUSTODY TRIAL When the Reach Exceeds the GraspThe November 10 Wall Street Journal stuck a pin in an otherwise accepted “truth”; that…
Continue Reading Wall Street Journal Takes on the College Cost Issue2018 was a momentous tax year for family lawyers. Congress changed all the rules and…
Continue Reading Rushing the Divorce Decree for Tax Reasons? Relax!23 & EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!? If You Must Search for Ancestors Be Prepared for Surprises
The Sunday edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer presented a set of stories which are becoming…
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In our last article, we wrote about hiding assets the old-fashioned way. For much of this writer’s career, the game was “cash”. The pizzeria, the auto body shop, the produce…
Continue Reading CRYPTOCURRENCY BECOMES A REAL THREATThis decision issued on a non-precedential basis on April 13, 2021, represents every divorce litigator’s nightmare. Unfortunately, the decision on appeal to remand the case offers the litigants a chance…
Continue Reading The Evidence of Cash Is Coming A Little Too “Laight”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…
Continue Reading SECURING THE $121.00 DIVORCEIt’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…
Continue Reading DEBT: The Divorce Lawyer’s New FrontierJust 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…
Continue Reading NAVIGATING A HOME TRANSFER IN DIVORCEWe 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…
Continue Reading The World of Missing Retirement AssetsDivorce 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…
Continue Reading Beware the Divorce Complaint with the Ticking “Bomb”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…
Continue Reading A Mortgage Foreclosure PrimerI 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…
Continue Reading Defining Net Income for 2020 is Going to Be “A Problem”The 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.