Hopefully all of us know that Pennsylvania is an “increase in value state” meaning that under Section 3501(a) of the Divorce Code, the increase in value of non-marital assets during
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ADDING THE GEOLOGIST TO THE LAWYER’S LIST OF EXPERTS
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Twice a year, lawyers in Pennsylvania who specialize in family law convene to discuss developments in their field. At this year’s first meeting, just concluded in Lancaster, the Family Law…
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A HOUSING TAKE VIEWED FROM ONE STREET
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We periodically report on macro trends in housing prices because our clients typically have a lot of their wealth invested in their homes. And each time we have a case,…
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FELS INSTITUTE ANALYSIS OF METRO PHILADELPHIA HOME PRICES 2008-2012
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This is not a real estate blog but many of our clients have a heavy portion of their net worth invested in residential real estate. So when the Fels Institute …
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REAL ESTATE AS AN INVESTMENT
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Lawyers are not financial advisers but we do lots of real estate transactions and for most divorce clients, the largest asset in the portfolio is the family home. So in …
LIENS ON REAL ESTATE; WHAT ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY WORK
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This short memorandum will send any competent real estate lawyer into fits of hysteria. Lien law is some of the most complex real estate law one can encounter. But ordinary people bang…
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