An informative article written by Charlie Wells of the Wall Street Journal addresses the issue of remarriage and the effect it has on the financial aid packages of college students.
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HAGUE CONVENTION ON SUPPORT ORDERS MOVES CLOSER TO RATIFICATION
Seven years after becoming a signatory state to the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, Congress passed and the President signed into
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IS COLLEGE PLANNING A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS
Today began with a meeting with co-counsel and clients to follow through on matters we had resolved by agreement reached earlier in the summer. The parties have two children, one
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“OTHER” HOUSEHOLD INCOME JUSTIFIES SUPPORT ORDER DEVIATIONS
Among some of the more frustrating situations I have seen clients deal in their cases is the
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THE EMERGING STUDENT DEBT CRISIS IS AFFECTING PARENTS, TOO.
A decade ago, a debt crisis was looming; erected upon the twin foundations of mortgage and consumer debt. The downturn of 2008-2009 shifted that as lenders realized that much of
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COLLEGE SUPPORT AND THE APPARENT REVIVAL OF MILNE V. MILNE
MAZUREK v. RUSSELL 2014 Pa Super. 130 (2014)
College provisions in property settlement issues have always been a source of controversy. The typical provision calls for mutual consent “which consent
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RULES ARE RULES: SUPERIOR COURT SLAPS COUNSEL FEES ON PARTY APPEALING HIS OWN MISTAKE
A very interesting opinion recently came down from the Pennsylvania Superior Court awarding attorney’s fees in a divorce case. This
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DEMANDING SEX FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS UPHELD AS “ABUSE” AND MAY BE A FELONY OF THE SECOND DEGREE.
In a case decided by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on January 7 of this year, we have a new wrinkle in the world of what constitutes abuse under the Protection
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DON’T HESITATE…ARBITRATE
One of the difficult aspects of taking a complex case to trial is not the subject matter, necessarily, but the Court’s ability to schedule several consecutive days of trial. Due
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THE OBAMA CARE TAX FORMS: Part I
Our partner in the Tax and Wealth Planning Group Owen Knopping recently sent us the first draft of the New Medicare Tax Form (#8959). Although it is boldly stamped as
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