At the risk of appearing obsessed, I write a second time about the separation of Jeff and Makenzie Bezos. This time my subject is again borrowed from the Wall Street
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Separation Does Not Equate Unfitness of a Parent
My colleague, Mark Ashton, reported on the case of D.P. & B.P. v. G.J.P. & A.P., and identified how the Court’s opinion addressed on a limited basis how Section…
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General Assembly Reduces No Fault Separation to 1 Year
On September 26, the Pennsylvania Senate returned to session and adopted amendments to the Pennsylvania Divorce Code that reduced the period by which a party can secure a no-fault divorce…
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Berry Interesting; The Berry-Martinez Divorce Slips Into Neutral
This author is not much for the world of Hollywood although this law firm does have an office there. But in reviewing the general news of the day, the screen…
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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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ASSET OR INCOME; THE DISABILITY POLICY CONUNDRUM
Since the inception of equitable distribution in Pennsylvania on July 1, 1980 the law has consistently been that courts have power to divide marital property. With certain exceptions for gifts…
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BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO: A GUIDE FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
The immediate prompt for this brief article is the report on February 23, 2013 that Tiger Woods and his ex -wife Elin Nordegren were spotted at an event where they …
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4 THINGS NOT TO PUT IN YOUR ONLINE DATING PROFILE DURING A DIVORCE
While reading a press release by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers this afternoon, I realized individuals in the midst of a divorce regularly receive warnings about what is acceptable …
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LONG TERM SEPARATION: THE “UNDIVORCED”
SOME FREE ADVICE ABOUT MARRIAGE COUNSELING
Every once in a while, a good deed does not go unpunished. About a month ago I received a call from an acquaintance with whom I worked performing community work …