It has been a quick seven or so years since parent coordination was reintroduced by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. When it was brought back in its current iteration, it immediately
Continue Reading A Conversation About Parent CoordinationThe Complications and Concerns of Gray Divorce
I recently talked with family law attorney Robert Salzer on the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s “Law in the Family” podcast about “gray divorce” and the considerations related to parties
Continue Reading The Complications and Concerns of Gray DivorceTop 5 Common Income Sources in Complex Child Support Cases
Income from all sources is considered when calculating a monthly child support amount under the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines. Some child support cases are complex because a party has different sources
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U.S. v. Rahimi – The Discussion Continues
My recently retired colleague, Mark Ashton, wrote a great analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Rahimi, and posed some interesting questions about where future challenges related
Continue Reading U.S. v. Rahimi – The Discussion ContinuesAu Revoir
I wasn’t around for the inception of the Pennsylvania Family Law Blog, which I believe dates to 2006. In fact, I really wasn’t much of a believer that this form
Continue Reading Au RevoirMarriage & Divorce: Just What Do Americans Want?
Because of the blog’s topic, we are fed a lot of reported news on the state of marriage and divorce in 21st century America. Three topics seem to be
Continue Reading Marriage & Divorce: Just What Do Americans Want?Protection From Abuse & Guns; Discussion “Continued”
Friday, June 21 brought the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Rahimi, a Texas case which offered to provide better insight into how the rights to possess and
Continue Reading Protection From Abuse & Guns; Discussion “Continued”Should You Be Asking for a Disclosure-Only Pre-nuptial?
Recent data relating to couples who have married in recent years shows that men and women are deferring marriage to their late 20s and early 30s. In real terms what
Continue Reading Should You Be Asking for a Disclosure-Only Pre-nuptial?Kayden’s Law Becomes The Law.
In August 2018 seven year old Kayden Mancuso left her home in suburban Bucks County to visit her dad at his home in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Two years
Continue Reading Kayden’s Law Becomes The Law.PA. SUPREME COURT ESSENTIALLY REJECTS THIRD PARTY CHILD SUPPORT BASED ON CUSTODY.
In March 2012 Joe Caldwell and Jacqui Spencer have a child. Seventeen months later Jacqui and the toddler move in with Philip Jaurigue. For the next several years the child
Continue Reading PA. SUPREME COURT ESSENTIALLY REJECTS THIRD PARTY CHILD SUPPORT BASED ON CUSTODY.