A panel decision issued April 27, 2022 takes on an issue heretofore undecided in Pennsylvania but an issue of enormous consequence to many marital estates; the matter of student debt.
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MARRIAGE & THE DEBT BOMB Innocent Efforts at Debt Consolidation Can Cause Lasting Harm
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The report was published by National Public Radio on February 8, 2022. We all know about student debt for college and graduate programs. In 1987 student debt totaled $187 billion.
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CHILD SUPPORT: IT AIN’T JUST FOR THE CHILDREN
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About 15 years ago, I recall chatting with a colleague from Bucks County who practiced family law but also maintained a general practice. She informed me that she was starting…
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THE TRAGIC CASE OF THE DANGLING DEBT
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We live in an age when it is oh-so-easy to incur debt, sometimes without even knowing it. The moral of this story is that clients need to try to remember…
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