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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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”
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SOME FREE ADVICE ABOUT MARRIAGE COUNSELING
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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 …