The September 7 issue of TIME Magazine features our obsession with childhood sports. The statistics tell the story. In 2005, school age children played sports at a combined cost of
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Can There Be Too Much Child Support?
We live in a day when reported (i.e. precedential) decisions are rare and decisions touching upon important philosophical differences are like hen’s teeth. But on November 18 the planets aligned
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Interest On Overdue Support Arrears; A Reform Worthy Of Real Consideration
One of the things the Pennsylvania Bar Association makes a part of its mission is to review and, where appropriate, comment on legislation introduced for consideration by the General Assembly.
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The Guidelines are Coming!
For those of you who practice in this area or are “regulars” in the child support system, you know that every four years, the statewide child support guidelines are due
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WHEN IS AN ALIMONY MODIFICATION AN AGREEMENT AND WHEN IS IT NOT.
On October 5th of this year, the Superior Court disposed of an alimony modification request that was decided by the trial court in October, 2014. The facts and the ruling
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EVIDENCE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY REVERSES SUPPORT ORDER
Enforcing out of state support orders is controlled by the Interstate Family Support Act (23 Pa.C.S.A. § 8101 et al. It may seem like the most obvious of steps, but
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THE MOST UNASKED QUESTION; IS THIS A FIGHT WORTH HAVING?
In most instances, people who take the time to visit a website like this are either enmeshed in domestic relations problems or trying to be supportive of those who are.
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FACEBOOK IS A VIRTUAL ADDRESS…UNLESS IT’S NOT
To the best of my knowledge, using Facebook as a way to serve legal papers or proving notice of a lawsuit or other legal issue has not been addressed by
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HAGUE CONVENTION ON SUPPORT ORDERS MOVES CLOSER TO RATIFICATION
Seven years after becoming a signatory state to the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, Congress passed and the President signed into
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“OTHER” HOUSEHOLD INCOME JUSTIFIES SUPPORT ORDER DEVIATIONS
Among some of the more frustrating situations I have seen clients deal in their cases is the
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