Updates, Events & Useful Tips Surrounding Family Law Issues
The allocation of child tax dependency exemptions is a topic of discussion among our clients on a frequent basis. While the guidelines issued by the I.R.S. dictate who is eligible …
Continue Reading Delaware Court Case Offers Criteria for Awarding Child Tax Exemptions Among Parents
Under the Pennsylvania support guidelines, when a party is receiving unemployment benefits those benefits will be considered their income for support calculation purposes rather than a prospective earning capacity. The extension…
Continue Reading Extended Unemployment Benefits Set to Expire
In December, 2011 a panel of the Superior Court decided Love v. Love. 33 A.3d 1268 (2011). This was a Philadelphia County support action wherein Wife came to the United States with husband’s child. The child was born in 2003. The husband and wife married in 2005 and the application for immigration appears to have been processed in 2008. Shortly after Wife was admitted to the United States the couple separated and Wife began an action for support. Continue Reading WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH SUPPORTING AN IMMIGRANT SPOUSE?
Pennsylvania has recently made considerable changes and revisions to the support section of the Rules of Civil Procedure; some are more significant than others, but one which may make things…
Continue Reading New Rule Requires a Support Calculation for (nearly) Every Case
In child support cases, the party that is receiving child support pays the first $250 in unreimbursed expenses per child. Medical expenses include insurance co-payments and deductibles and all expenses …
Along with the recent revision to the standing provision of Rule 1910.3, the Pennsylvania legislation also made revisions to Rule 1910.19, which addresses the relatively rare, but frustrating issue…
An important change to the Pennsylvania Support Code will go into effect very soon. Rule 1910.3 identifies those individuals who are allowed to bring child support actions and beginning November 1…
Continue Reading Change to Support Code Eliminates Confusion on Who Can File for Support
When it comes to enforcing child support orders, Pennsylvania’s Domestic Relations Offices rely on Rule 1910.20 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and its accompanying rules. These rules allow for the…
Continue Reading Football Fans Fall for Sherriff’s Child Support Sting
Though the recent heat wave begs to differ, the fact is the end of summer is right around the corner and with it, the new school year. During this time of…
Continue Reading Child Care Tax Credit and Support Calculations
Income for purposes of support is defined by the support law at 23 Pa.C.S.A. 4302, and includes income from any source. The statute includes many types of income, such as
