Discussing “how to survive the holidays” during the holidays is a pretty standard article for people to write. For many clients, such
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HAPPY NEW YEAR – LET’S TALK SUMMER VACATION
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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DAD’S SELF-IMPOSED CUSTODY “TAX” IS ENFORCEABLE
It is well established in Pennsylvania that it is against public policy to allow parents to bargain away child support for their children, but what about “taxing” themselves whenever they
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PREVENTING CHILD ABDUCTIONS BY PARENTS
Though I could count the instances on one hand, I have had a few cases in my career where a client had a legitimate concern about their former spouse or
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A PAGE TURNER OPINION FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY REMINDS US OF WHAT IS AND ISN’T RELEVANT IN A CUSTODY CASE
One of the most difficult concepts for lay persons to understand in the law is the rule stating that only relevant evidence is admissible in judicial proceedings. The concept would
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SUPERIOR COURT: NO CUSTODY FACTOR ANALYSIS IF CUSTODY AWARD UNAFFECTED
A Superior Court opinion was handed down on February 4, 2014 addressing the issue as to whether or not a trial court must address all 16 factors enumerated in 23
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ADVICE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL THE LAWYER IN THE MORNING
Part 2 of 2
4. “The complaint is full of lies about me.”
Of course it is. But by operation of law every allegation in the complaint itself is deemed
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ADVICE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL THE LAWYER IN THE MORNING
Part 1 of 2
After a recent meeting, my colleague Julie Manser and I were discussing what it must be like to be a mental health practitioner in an age
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DON’T HESITATE…ARBITRATE
One of the difficult aspects of taking a complex case to trial is not the subject matter, necessarily, but the Court’s ability to schedule several consecutive days of trial. Due
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THE RIGHT TO TWEET IN A CUSTODY CASE
The Arizona Court of Appeals issued an opinion in the custody case of Steve Nash, the point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. The opinion upheld the trial court’s decision,
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