As Spring came this year, the news was filled with reports that we would see an especially large crop of ciccadas this year as the 13 year brood is coming
Continue Reading Zombie Mortgages: It’s the Time of the Season When Debt Gets High.Alimony & the Cohabitation Dilemma
In 1980 Pennsylvania revised its 1929 Divorce Code and for the first time allowed post divorce alimony. It was a tough legislative battle with conservative forces professing concern that divorce
Continue Reading Alimony & the Cohabitation DilemmaThe Current Real Estate Market: And We Thought Divorce was Crazy.
One of the things young lawyers are taught when they begin to practice is that law school offers no training in how to manage client expectations. When clients search for
Continue Reading The Current Real Estate Market: And We Thought Divorce was Crazy.America’s Retirement Anxiety
There are times when even though you are in the middle of thorough research, you can miss the larger point. We have been writing a fair amount about retirement and
Continue Reading America’s Retirement AnxietyThe 529 Plan Conundrum
We are entering a strange new world where there are evolving questions about whether assets and rights are federally regulated or state managed. Some of this is traceable to Dobbs
Continue Reading The 529 Plan ConundrumFamily Law Arbitration Act Passes General Assembly.
The news out of Harrisburg is that both chambers of the General Assembly have passed what is termed House Bill 917, formally the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act. This comes
Continue Reading Family Law Arbitration Act Passes General Assembly.Top 5 Facts about your Premarital Assets and Liabilities Under Pennsylvania Law
Whether you are getting married or divorced, it is helpful to understand what will happen to the assets and liabilities that you have or had at the time of marriage.
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Top 5 Reasons to Talk to Your Partner About a Prenuptial Agreement
Getting married is one of the happiest times in a person’s life, so it is not a surprise that the last thing couples want to talk about is a prenuptial
Continue Reading Top 5 Reasons to Talk to Your Partner About a Prenuptial AgreementIs Your Loan Trapped in Your Kid’s Divorce?
If you read any kind of news feed today, the topic du jour is housing affordability. And the reason it is the topic is because prices have been insane for
Continue Reading Is Your Loan Trapped in Your Kid’s Divorce?NPR Provides an Update on the State(s) of Marriage
Today’s broadcast on National Public Radio’s program “1A” featured three scholars in an informal chat about how marriage has evolved in the past 40 years. 1A is a loosely formatted
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