The news out of Harrisburg is that both chambers of the General Assembly have passed what is termed House Bill 917, formally the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act. This comes
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Could You Be a Contestant in: “Worst Witness Ever?”
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Today Bloomberg is reporting that one of the attorneys representing convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried named his client as the worst cross examination witness he has ever seen. That’s quite…
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Most of the literature about this Congressional Act dates to the first quarter of 2023 just after the law was enacted. We have deferred discussion because a fair number of…
Continue Reading SECURE 2.0 ACT & THE FAMILY LAW LANDSCAPECostner Wars Round 2 Yields Another Kevin Victory in the War Over How Much is “Enough.”
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One of the benefits of “advice by blog” is that lawyers can be more objective in giving advice. There is not an anxious client sitting across the table asking if…
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The September 7 issue of TIME Magazine features our obsession with childhood sports. The statistics tell the story. In 2005, school age children played sports at a combined cost of…
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Paternity Wars: M.L. v. J.G.M, 2016 Pa. Super. 1
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We live in interesting times. We have recently reported on significant cases discussing who has legal standing to seek custody of a child and whether that “standing” comes with a…
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Superior Court Revisits Huss v. Weaver but Makes No Change to the Panel Decision
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On September 28, 2014 Aaron Weems posted a blog in which he reported on a panel Decision of the Superior Court holding that a Father’s contractual undertaking to pay $10,000…
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STEP-PARENTS ASSERTING CUSTODY NEED TO READ THIS BEFORE THEY FILE
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In a year when there have been relatively few published opinions and few of those offering much precedential value, the year ends with an important ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme…
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CAN GRANDPA BECOME PA? THE EVOLVING PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY
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The recent Superior Court decision In re Adoption of M.R.D. and T.M.D. offers a new challenge in the context of who can be an adoptive parent. While in her…
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PROPOSED NEW LAW CLOSES CUSTODY LOOPHOLE FOR CHILDREN CONCEIVED BY RAPE
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Pennsylvania’s child custody code requires the submission of a criminal record and abuse history affidavit which is designed to identify whether a party to a custody action or a member…
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