Seven years after becoming a signatory state to the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, Congress passed and the President signed into
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DEMANDING SEX FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS UPHELD AS “ABUSE” AND MAY BE A FELONY OF THE SECOND DEGREE.
In a case decided by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on January 7 of this year, we have a new wrinkle in the world of what constitutes abuse under the Protection
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ADVICE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL THE LAWYER IN THE MORNING
Part 2 of 2
4. “The complaint is full of lies about me.”
Of course it is. But by operation of law every allegation in the complaint itself is deemed
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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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DON’T HESITATE…ARBITRATE
One of the difficult aspects of taking a complex case to trial is not the subject matter, necessarily, but the Court’s ability to schedule several consecutive days of trial. Due
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THE OBAMA CARE TAX FORMS: Part I
Our partner in the Tax and Wealth Planning Group Owen Knopping recently sent us the first draft of the New Medicare Tax Form (#8959). Although it is boldly stamped as
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NEW TWISTS IN THE CREEPING DOCTRINE OF PATERNITY BY ESTOPPEL
Attorneys sometimes read appellate cases and wonders “why?” This is one such case; a case with any easy result made complicated and difficult for reasons not easily understood.
The facts
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THIRD CIRCUIT FINDS THAT PENNSYLVANIA’S FRAUDULENT TRANSFER STATUTE ALLOWS PUNITIVE DAMAGE AWARDS.
In a case of first impression the United States Court of Appeals has ruled that claims for punitive damages are justiciable under Pennsylvania Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act 12 Pa. C.S.
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Gov. Corbett Opts Not to Move PA Kids Off CHIP and onto Medicaid
Child Support Amnesty Week in Montgomery Co. June 10th
(Photo: Its All About Aging)
A glance at the Pennsylvania Support Code reveals the various enforcement mechanisms at the disposal of county Domestic Relations Offices. Rule 1910.20 offers remedies such
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