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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Divorce Ambivalence Can Come at a Hefty Price
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When I first read the precedential ruling of the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Shell v. Shell, I really didn’t find it noteworthy enough to write about. This is a…
Continue Reading Divorce Ambivalence Can Come at a Hefty PriceThe Chair that George Washington Sat On. How Personal Property Gums Up Your Divorce.
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When they aren’t killing each other in courtrooms, people who practice family law can be an affable and interesting crowd. Lawyers in this business clash all the time so it…
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The demographics of family life have changed a lot in recent decades. Young people are marrying less and later in life when they do. The number of young people interested…
Continue Reading Can Divorce & Retirement Be Compatible?EQUITY OVERCOMES THE LAW IN A LAND TITLE CASE
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First, foremost, the case decided on October 12, 2022 is non-precedential, leaving the bench and bar to debate whether it matters.* But, the decision in Nally v. Nally, 163…
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Contrary to the prevailing belief in 1980 when Pennsylvania became a no-fault state, liberalization of the divorce laws did not prompt an avalanche of divorce. After many years focusing my…
Continue Reading UNHAPPY AT HOME? Think About What You OwnPA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital Property
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Those of us from large firms sometimes read opinions where solo practitioners take a shot at an issue and force us to take notice. The facts in this Bucks County…
Continue Reading PA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital PropertyAre You Living in the “Shadow” of Wealth?
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In recent years there has been an evolving literature devoted to income and wealth disparities between the “top tier” of Americans and what is often termed “the rest of us.”…
Continue Reading Are You Living in the “Shadow” of Wealth?PENSION JUSTICE DONE; BUT ALONG A ROCKY ROAD
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On April 30, 2019, the Superior Court published a panel decision related to a retirement benefit divided in divorce. This wasn’t just any pension, but one established for a Pennsylvania…
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FINANCIAL INFIDELITY: Don’t Let Your Spouse Make You A Victim.
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As part of National Public Radio’s morning edition report for April 29, 2019, business correspondent Yuki Noguchi reported on a phenomenon we have witnessed, financial infidelity. Ours is an age…
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