Today’s economic news seems undeniably strong. Despite the crisis in India, our own health officials believe that we may be emerging from the darkest hours of the pandemic. Pennsylvania has
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Family Law
The Evidence of Cash Is Coming A Little Too “Laight”
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This decision issued on a non-precedential basis on April 13, 2021, represents every divorce litigator’s nightmare.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…
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TELLS A FRIGHTENING TALE OF CUSTODY, CONSULTANTS & MURDER
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For those of us who get the Wall Street Journal on Saturday, it is a newspaper of respite. Yes, all of Friday’s news is there but the features are sections…
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New Guidance; New Concerns About Discharged PPP Loans
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On November 23, 2020, we posted about the legal deductibility of expenses paid in 2020 with funds borrowed through PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) loans guaranteed by the government and subject…
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ARE MEGHAN & HARRY YOUR KINDRED SPIRITS?
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17 Million Americans watched the Oprah interview on Sunday night. That’s six million more than watched the opening of Round 2 of our own President’s impeachment. The airwaves today are…
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COPING WITH THE SHOTGUN PRENUPTIAL
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A MarketWatch.com web feed on March 7, 2021, brought an article published under The Moneyist. The format is question and answer and the inquiry was from a woman marrying an…
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COMMUNICATING ABOUT “THE BREAKUP”
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It is traumatic enough to decide to end a marriage. Then there is the business of announcing the event to friends and family. In an ideal world, couples would take…
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NAVIGATING A HOME TRANSFER IN DIVORCE
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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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Take “CARES” When Reviewing 2020 Business Returns
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It has been a very long, if not a very good year. We noted in an earlier post that one of the challenges reserved for 2021 would be to see…
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COVID CRAZY TRAVEL
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Imagine being a kid; any age over four. Unless you are well north of age 100, you have never seen anything like this. Adults fighting about everything and demonstrating some…
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