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
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Zombie Mortgages: It’s the Time of the Season When Debt Gets High.
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.Divorce Lawyers Facing Their Own Navigation Issues as Social Security Veers Off Course.
It’s an unfortunate week to make the comparison but it is an apt one for the very reason we saw as the tragedy in Baltimore unfolded early Tuesday morning. Then…
Continue Reading Divorce Lawyers Facing Their Own Navigation Issues as Social Security Veers Off Course.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. …
Continue Reading Top 5 Facts about your Premarital Assets and Liabilities Under Pennsylvania LawHOLD ‘EM OR FOLD ‘EM? Volatile Assets During Divorce
The assets we write about are nice ones to own. Philadelphia is home to a significant research and technology investment community. Pittsburgh also hosts these kinds of businesses. They can…
Continue Reading HOLD ‘EM OR FOLD ‘EM? Volatile Assets During DivorceQuagmire Investing: The Risks of Seeking Instant Wealth
Your spouse just came home from the club. The ostensible mission was golf and perhaps another round or two at the proverbial 19th hole. But, tonight there’s not just…
Continue Reading Quagmire Investing: The Risks of Seeking Instant WealthMoving “Family” Money: An Irksome Question
As my colleague Eric Solotoff of the New Jersey Family Law Blog https://njfamilylaw.foxrothschild.com/ noted in a recent post the 2024 Divorce Season officially launched on January 2 as many unhappy…
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Much of the material we publish comes from Pennsylvania’s Superior Court. In most instances that court is reviewing trial court decisions based on whether the lower court committed an “abuse…
Continue Reading Watch an Equitable Distribution Unfold from the Front RowDon’t Forget About Your Missing $1.65 Trillion in Retirement. The Government May Help.
Just a few months ago we wrote about folks who have forgotten about retirement assets. Our article was based on experience. But now we have seen the data and it…
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Modern day divorce brings us assets in many forms and many of them are “pregnant” with tax consequence when they are divided.
In almost all cases, couples who can’t agree…
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