The Superior Court opinion coming down today in Reich v. Reich from Lancaster County looked like an everyday support exception case. But today we are starting to see cases affirmed
Continue Reading EXCESS ON PARADE: Watch an Entrepreneur’s Expenses Catch FireMark Ashton
A 23&ME Update
Valentine’s Day seemed an odd time to report the subject but CNN posted a five minute story provocatively titled as “I Slept with My Half Sibling.” This recounts the story…
Continue Reading A 23&ME UpdateAnother Paternity by Estoppel Circus; This One Precedential.
Last month we posted about a new Supreme Court decision seeking to keep paternity by estoppel alive. https://pafamilylaw.foxrothschild.com/2024/01/articles/general-pennsylvania-family-law-news-updates/supreme-court-weighs-another-whos-ya-daddy-case-with-mixed-results/ This week brings us a precedential case from the Superior Court that…
Continue Reading Another Paternity by Estoppel Circus; This One Precedential.A 21st Century Visit to the Alimony Bar
When drafted and adopted as law in the 1980 Divorce Code, Section 706 (now 3706) was disarmingly simple. It said,
706. Bar to alimony
No petitioner is entitled to …
Continue Reading A 21st Century Visit to the Alimony BarCNN’s Biopic & Its Missing Oher
Saturday evening’s television line-up included a story about former NFL tackle Michael Oher. His story was a 2009 feature film called The Blind Side that earned more than $300 million.
Continue Reading CNN’s Biopic & Its Missing OherCould the Crumley Verdict Affect Gun Control in the U.S.?
We wrote the other day about the trial of a Michigan mother charged with involuntary manslaughter for not taking steps to prevent her son from acquiring a gun and taking…
Continue Reading Could the Crumley Verdict Affect Gun Control in the U.S.?Grandparent Custody Standing Strikes Again
Lauren Stone and Joey Worner gave birth to G.W. late in 2018. The couple separated in 2021 and it appears dad moved back with his parents, Ted and Adelina at…
Continue Reading Grandparent Custody Standing Strikes AgainSection 179: The Support Lawyer’s Million Dollar Nightmare
Long ago, in 1958 Congress passed one of its many laws making “technical corrections” to the Internal Revenue Code. Mostly, these are truly technical corrections but there are times when…
Continue Reading Section 179: The Support Lawyer’s Million Dollar NightmareHOLD ‘EM OR FOLD ‘EM? Volatile Assets During Divorce
The assets we write about are nice ones to own. Philadelphia is home to a significant research and technology investment community. Pittsburgh also hosts these kinds of businesses. They can…
Continue Reading HOLD ‘EM OR FOLD ‘EM? Volatile Assets During DivorceGet that Judge “Outta Heah!” A Primer on Recusal
Last week’s news concluded with a jury awarding $83 million in punitive damages in a New York defamation trial involving a certain former U.S. President. This week started with a…
Continue Reading Get that Judge “Outta Heah!” A Primer on Recusal