As part of National Public Radio’s morning edition report for April 29, 2019, business correspondent Yuki Noguchi reported on a phenomenon we have witnessed, financial infidelity. Ours is an age
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Equitable Distribution
Superior Court Deals Blow to “Dissipation” Theories in Equitable Distribution
A recent case published by the Superior Court gives us some insight into one issue which has thus far evaded appellate review and affirms in principle that alimony remains a…
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Misunderstanding Between Lawyer and Expert Results in Breach of Contract and Unused Report
Experts and their reports can be an expensive, but necessary, element to many types of cases. This is particularly true in divorce cases, whether they are personal or business divorces.
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Modifying Unmodifiable Agreements
A standard provision in most written agreements establishes that no modification of the agreement shall occur unless the parties do so in writing (and usually notarized to avoid fraud). Recently,…
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Calculating Value Increase in Real Estate During Marriage – The Debt Reduction Side
Hopefully all of us know that Pennsylvania is an “increase in value state” meaning that under Section 3501(a) of the Divorce Code, the increase in value of non-marital assets during…
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Equitable Distribution Orders are Not Judgments
Recently, a case came before the Superior Court addressing the question as to whether a party has the right to charge interest on unpaid portions of an equitable distribution award.
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Delaware Blog Explores an Unusual Asset
Leslie Spoltore, a partner in our Wilmington, Delaware office, recently wrote a post on our Delaware Family Law Blog about…
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Think Before You Text: iPad Texts are not Protected Under the Wiretapping Act
We have written about electronic discovery and Pennsylvania’s wiretapping law on this blog before. For family law attorneys, they are issues which can be…
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What the Ashley Madison Data Breach Really Means to Divorce Lawyers and their Clients
StockSplitHistory.com: A Resource for Lawyers
On April 15 of this year, a company called ETSY went public offering 111.25 million shares of stock at $16 a share. This produced what in stock parlance is called…
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