J. Benjamin Nevius of our Exton, Chester County office writes for our firm’s Berks County Law Update blog. Benjamin recently wrote about an excellent article about a Berks County case
Continue Reading Berks County Court Enforces Paternity by Estoppel
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While this topic of this blog post is not exactly what this blog typically covers, I frequently find that litigation in another areas of law either impacts or
Continue Reading FMLA Leave Expanded to Include Daycare Search
One of the great frustrations of practicing in the domestic relations field is trying to figure out income in a world where it can be a marital asset or an
Tax issues are an important component of equitable distribution cases and the Pennsylvania support code specifically allows the Court to allocate child tax exemptions between parties. Matt Levitsky, a tax
In June of this year the Department of Agriculture published its annual report on the cost of raising a child in the United States. These studies form the basis
The allocation of child tax dependency exemptions is a topic of discussion among our clients on a frequent basis. While the guidelines issued by the I.R.S. dictate who is eligible
Continue Reading Delaware Court Case Offers Criteria for Awarding Child Tax Exemptions Among Parents
Under the Pennsylvania support guidelines, when a party is receiving unemployment benefits those benefits will be considered their income for support calculation purposes rather than a prospective earning capacity. The extension
Continue Reading Extended Unemployment Benefits Set to Expire
In December, 2011 a panel of the Superior Court decided Love v. Love. 33 A.3d 1268 (2011). This was a Philadelphia County support action wherein Wife came to the United States with husband’s child. The child was born in 2003. The husband and wife married in 2005 and the application for immigration appears to have been processed in 2008. Shortly after Wife was admitted to the United States the couple separated and Wife began an action for support. Continue Reading WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH SUPPORTING AN IMMIGRANT SPOUSE?
Pennsylvania has recently made considerable changes and revisions to the support section of the Rules of Civil Procedure; some are more significant than others, but one which may make things
Continue Reading New Rule Requires a Support Calculation for (nearly) Every Case