The January issue of Family Lawyer Magazine published an article about the rise of the gig economy and what it means for divorce. I have been thinking about that and
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IN CUSTODY MATTERS MIND YOUR “PARTY” MANNERS
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The Superior Court decision this week in Jacoby v. Jacoby is non-precedential but borrows heavily from a 2011 precedential decision in an Orphans’ Court appeal, In re Estate of Brown. …
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GOOD NEWS FOR STUDENT BORROWERS Another Mess for the Support Courts
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We are writing a lot about student debt; perhaps because there is so much of it. Last evening United Press International (UPI) reported that the US Education Department was issuing…
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MARRIAGE & THE DEBT BOMB Innocent Efforts at Debt Consolidation Can Cause Lasting Harm
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The report was published by National Public Radio on February 8, 2022. We all know about student debt for college and graduate programs. In 1987 student debt totaled $187 billion.
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So, is your Opinion of your Spouse Worth $75,000? Not If You Are Paying for the Privilege.
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We have tried to suggest that when getting separated or divorced, the world does not seek your opinion of the person you once longed to have and to hold. But…
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Vaccine Wars Round 2: Are These Claims Justiciable?
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In October there was a local case where parents were in conflict over vaccination of an incapacitated adult child. In that case, Matter of A.C.G., after…
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Communicating the Divorce News to the Family
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We recently posted on the matter of how to let friends and family know that a separation/divorce is imminent. In so doing, we neglected the far thornier subject of how…
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A Divorce Lawyer’s Real Estate Report for 2022
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Divorce lawyers are not real estate agents and we are not mortgage brokers. But in any given year we move a lot of residential real estate as splitting couples either…
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Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This Year
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For those of you who do not study domestic relations as a hobby, there are some usual and unusual aspects to THIS new year.
First; foremost, the child support guidelines…
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IVF & THE DONOR DILEMMA
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We recently wrote about the matter of searching one’s genetic past and some of the unusual history which that kind of testing can reveal. The Wall Street Journal’s January 3…
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