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Don’t Forget, it’s the Economy Stupid! Aunt Fannie Mae Says the Housing Boom Seems Over

By Mark Ashton on May 24, 2022

It’s not actually Aunt Fannie but her Chief Economist Doug Duncan who has concluded today that the party ended in March as interest rates spiked 200 basis points since January…
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DIVORCE: THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING TOOL?

By Mark Ashton on May 17, 2022

This morning (5/17) presented an article by Michael Waters in the on-line edition of The Atlantic noting that only about half of Americans die with a will (i.e., testamentary…
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SHOULD YOU CONVERT YOUR IRA/401K TO AN ANNUITY?

By Mark Ashton on May 12, 2022

This is an odd topic for a family law blog until I started to think about. Today’s on line Marketwatch website featured an article by Chris Farrell about whether retirees…
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CUSTODY & RELOCATION: A Non Precedential Crack in the Door

By Mark Ashton on May 4, 2022

For quite some time now lawyers interviewing clients about a desire to move out of state with their children have had to present some grim news. The weight of authority…
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RECIDIVIST CONTEMPT YIELDS 10.5 YEAR SENTENCE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ABUSE CASE.

By Mark Ashton on May 3, 2022

Sometimes it can be difficult to persuade clients that the remedies arising from the Protection from Abuse statute can be criminal and quite serious. The ruling on Tuesday in Segreaves …
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A RIGHT RESULT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS In Abuse Cases Can the Facts Go Far Beyond the Pleading?

By Mark Ashton on May 2, 2022

In a non-precedential case decided on April 29, 2022 a panel of the Superior Court tackled a common and nettlesome question. We live in an age when petitions filed under…
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IS CONTINGENT DEBT SUBJECT TO DISTRIBUTION? A Student Loan Guaranty Needs to be Addressed in Divorce

By Mark Ashton on May 2, 2022

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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INTEREST RATE RISE MAY PROMPT A NEW APPROACH TO DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS

By Mark Ashton on April 29, 2022

Lest we be perceived to be obsessed with how interest rates are affecting the market, here comes another post discussing interest rates; albeit in a different context.

Although they are…
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Divorce Financing Encounters A Turbulent Real Estate Market

By Mark Ashton on April 4, 2022

At the end of the day, divorce is a financial transaction wrapped in complex human emotions. Part of the divorce lawyer’s mission is to try to gently unwrap the emotion…
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Family Law Litigation in Pennsylvania; What Hath Covid Wrought?

By Mark Ashton on March 18, 2022

We try to keep track of trends in family law. 2020 was, for many reasons, an unusual year. But some trends are continuing when we reviewed the statistical survey published…
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