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Pennsylvania Family Law

Updates, Events & Useful Tips Surrounding Family Law Issues

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Adoption

A MUST-READ ARTICLE FOR ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED KIDS & THEIR GENETIC PARENTS23 & EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!? If You Must Search for Ancestors Be Prepared for SurprisesSection 1983 Civil Rights Claim by Grandparents Arising from Dependency Action Permitted to Proceed

Alimony

SUPPORT COLLECTION IN AN AGE OF GOING “GIG”Rushing the Divorce Decree for Tax Reasons? Relax!In Divorce: What’s A Reasonable Return on Invested Cash?

Assisted Reproductive Technology

IVF & THE DONOR DILEMMA

attorney client priviledge

Do Friends & Family Have a Role to Play When Interviewing an Attorney?

Bankruptcy

IS CONTINGENT DEBT SUBJECT TO DISTRIBUTION? A Student Loan Guaranty Needs to be Addressed in DivorceMARRIAGE & THE DEBT BOMB Innocent Efforts at Debt Consolidation Can Cause Lasting HarmCHILD SUPPORT: IT AIN’T JUST FOR THE CHILDREN

CARES Act

Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This YearTake “CARES” When Reviewing 2020 Business ReturnsUpdate on CARES Act & Your Access to Retirement Accounts

Child Abuse

A RIGHT RESULT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS In Abuse Cases Can the Facts Go Far Beyond the Pleading?THE PARNELL CUSTODY TRIAL When the Reach Exceeds the GraspThe Kiddie Hearsay Statute: Not Just for Criminal Lawyers

Child Support

Top 5 Common Income Sources in Complex Child Support CasesFamily Law Litigation in Pennsylvania; What Hath Covid Wrought?SUPPORT COLLECTION IN AN AGE OF GOING “GIG”

Child Tax Credit

Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This YearTHE ILLUSORY TALE OF THE BIDEN TAX CREDIT

Cohabitation

The American Family: Increasingly Isn'tCohabitation as a “Joint Venture”

College Tuition

IS CONTINGENT DEBT SUBJECT TO DISTRIBUTION? A Student Loan Guaranty Needs to be Addressed in DivorceMARRIAGE & THE DEBT BOMB Innocent Efforts at Debt Consolidation Can Cause Lasting HarmWall Street Journal Takes on the College Cost Issue

Coronavirus

Vaccine Wars Round 2: Are These Claims Justiciable?Update on CARES Act & Your Access to Retirement AccountsCARES Act Check Garnished if Child Support Owed

COVID-19 Pandemic

Vaccine Wars Round 2: Are These Claims Justiciable?VACCINATION WARS GO TO CUSTODY COURTThe Pundits Guessed & Seem to Have Guessed Wrong. No Sign That the Pandemic Accelerated Divorce.

criminal law

RECIDIVIST CONTEMPT YIELDS 10.5 YEAR SENTENCE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ABUSE CASE.WHEN TAKING YOUR KID IS A CRIMEThe Kiddie Hearsay Statute: Not Just for Criminal Lawyers

Cryptocurrency

CRYPTOCURRENCY BECOMES A REAL THREAT

Custody

CUSTODY & RELOCATION: A Non Precedential Crack in the DoorFamily Law Litigation in Pennsylvania; What Hath Covid Wrought?IN CUSTODY MATTERS MIND YOUR “PARTY” MANNERS

Dependency Exemption

ARM WRESTLING OVER THE DEPENDENCY EXEMPTION?

Depression

FAMILY PROBLEMS ARE THE PROBLEMS. POLITICS ARE BUT A DIVERSION.

Disparagement

IN CUSTODY MATTERS MIND YOUR “PARTY” MANNERSSo, is your Opinion of your Spouse Worth $75,000? Not If You Are Paying for the Privilege.What Could Massachusetts Ruling Non-Disparagement Orders Unconstitutional Mean to Pennsylvania?

Divorce

Top 5 Common Income Sources in Complex Child Support CasesTop 5 Tips to Prepare for Your Initial Meeting with an Attorney About Your DivorcePA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital Property

Economy

FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn't EnoughDon’t Forget, it’s the Economy Stupid! Aunt Fannie Mae Says the Housing Boom Seems OverINTEREST RATE RISE MAY PROMPT A NEW APPROACH TO DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS

Equitable Distribution

PA. Supreme Court Affirms that “Contractual Expectancies” Are Gifts & Non Marital PropertyFEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn't EnoughRESPONDING TO THE DIVORCE WHERE ONE SPOUSE IS READY TO “BURN DOWN THE (FINANCIAL) HOUSE.”

Evidence

RESPONDING TO THE DIVORCE WHERE ONE SPOUSE IS READY TO “BURN DOWN THE (FINANCIAL) HOUSE.”A RIGHT RESULT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS In Abuse Cases Can the Facts Go Far Beyond the Pleading?The Kiddie Hearsay Statute: Not Just for Criminal Lawyers

Family Law

Top 5 Tips to Prepare for Your Initial Meeting with an Attorney About Your DivorceDIVORCE: THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING TOOL?A RIGHT RESULT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS In Abuse Cases Can the Facts Go Far Beyond the Pleading?

financial investment

FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn't EnoughRESPONDING TO THE DIVORCE WHERE ONE SPOUSE IS READY TO “BURN DOWN THE (FINANCIAL) HOUSE.”Divorce Financing Encounters A Turbulent Real Estate Market

First Amendment

So, is your Opinion of your Spouse Worth $75,000? Not If You Are Paying for the Privilege.GAG ORDERS IN CHILD CUSTODY; CAN BEST INTERESTS & FREE SPEECH BE BALANCED?

General PA Family Law News & Updates

Curing Bigamy: Superior Court Affirms Curative Measures to Avoid AnnulmentChild Support Guideline Update: Psychological Expenses Included as Reimbursable ExpenseA Conversation About Parent Coordination

Grandparent Custody

DOES GRANDPA OWE SUPPORT?GRANT OF THIRD PARTY STANDING IS NOT APPEALABLE AS A COLLATERAL ORDER.Section 1983 Civil Rights Claim by Grandparents Arising from Dependency Action Permitted to Proceed

holidays

ENGAGEMENT SEASON IS PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT SEASONCOVID CRAZY TRAVEL"No One Celebrates Thanksgiving Breakfast"

Identity Theft

CHECKING YOUR OWN CREDIT REPORT IS VITAL

In vitro fertilization

A MUST-READ ARTICLE FOR ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED KIDS & THEIR GENETIC PARENTSIVF & THE DONOR DILEMMA

initial interview

Do Friends & Family Have a Role to Play When Interviewing an Attorney?

Instagram

Don’t Assume Your Instagram is Private

Marital Debt

IS CONTINGENT DEBT SUBJECT TO DISTRIBUTION? A Student Loan Guaranty Needs to be Addressed in DivorceGOOD NEWS FOR STUDENT BORROWERS Another Mess for the Support CourtsMARITAL DEBT and Its Realities

Mediation

Observations On Mediation

Mental Health

A CUSTODY CASE IS NOT A PLACE TO GET RECORDS FROM PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE MENTAL HEALTH PROCEDURES ACT [MHPA]FAMILY PROBLEMS ARE THE PROBLEMS. POLITICS ARE BUT A DIVERSION.

Military Issues

MILITARY PENSIONS ALSO BEING “REFORMED” FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS

Mortgage

Divorce Financing Encounters A Turbulent Real Estate MarketNAVIGATING A HOME TRANSFER IN DIVORCEA Mortgage Foreclosure Primer

Payroll Protection Plan (PPP)

Defining Net Income for 2020 is Going to Be “A Problem”

Pension

FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn't EnoughSHOULD YOU CONVERT YOUR IRA/401K TO AN ANNUITY?INTEREST RATE RISE MAY PROMPT A NEW APPROACH TO DEFINED BENEFIT PENSIONS

PPP Loans

New Guidance; New Concerns About Discharged PPP Loans

Practice Issues

Mandatory "Our Children First" Custody Seminar Temporarily Suspended by in Montgomery CountyMisunderstanding Between Lawyer and Expert Results in Breach of Contract and Unused ReportIs Football Destined To Become A Legal Custody Football?

Prenuptial Agreements

HELLOPRENUP Emerges from the SharkTankENGAGEMENT SEASON IS PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT SEASONCOPING WITH THE SHOTGUN PRENUPTIAL

Privacy

A MUST-READ ARTICLE FOR ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED KIDS & THEIR GENETIC PARENTSIVF & THE DONOR DILEMMA23 & EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!?!?!?!?!? If You Must Search for Ancestors Be Prepared for Surprises

Property Settlement Agreement

BALANCING 529 PLANS IN DIVORCENAVIGATING A HOME TRANSFER IN DIVORCECoronavirus & “The King's Frustration”

Protection from Abuse

U.S. v. Rahimi - The Discussion ContinuesRECIDIVIST CONTEMPT YIELDS 10.5 YEAR SENTENCE IN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY ABUSE CASE.A RIGHT RESULT BUT FOR THE WRONG REASONS In Abuse Cases Can the Facts Go Far Beyond the Pleading?

Real Estate

Divorce Financing Encounters A Turbulent Real Estate MarketA Divorce Lawyer’s Real Estate Report for 2022Home Buyers Throwing from the 3 Point Line May Not Be Hitting “The Drain”

Relocation

CUSTODY & RELOCATION: A Non Precedential Crack in the DoorAN IMPORTANT, ALBEIT NON-PRECEDENTIAL ADDITION TO RELOCATION LAWRELOCATION DILEMMAS: It’s Deeper than the Factors

Retirement

FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn't EnoughDIVORCE: THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING TOOL?SHOULD YOU CONVERT YOUR IRA/401K TO AN ANNUITY?

Same Sex Marriage

A MUST-READ ARTICLE FOR ARTIFICIALLY CONCEIVED KIDS & THEIR GENETIC PARENTSIVF & THE DONOR DILEMMAJudge Responsible for First Federal Decision Attacking Defense of Marriage Act Dies

Separation

Communicating the Divorce News to the FamilySEPARATION & SOCIAL MEDIA: MANAGING THE ANNOUNCEMENT

Sharing Cost of Post-Secondary Education

BALANCING 529 PLANS IN DIVORCESKOOL DAZE; STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS AND THE LIMITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONTRIBUTIONS.

Social Media

IN CUSTODY MATTERS MIND YOUR “PARTY” MANNERSSo, is your Opinion of your Spouse Worth $75,000? Not If You Are Paying for the Privilege.THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TELLS A FRIGHTENING TALE OF CUSTODY, CONSULTANTS & MURDER

Suicide

FAMILY PROBLEMS ARE THE PROBLEMS. POLITICS ARE BUT A DIVERSION.

Support

SUPPORT COLLECTION IN AN AGE OF GOING “GIG”Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This YearWall Street Journal Takes on the College Cost Issue

Support Guidelines

Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This YearCOLONNA LIVES!?!?!Hanrahan v. Bakker: A Hit or a Miss?

Taxes

Happy January 2022: It’s Not Just About the W-2 This YearRushing the Divorce Decree for Tax Reasons? Relax!CONVEYANCES OF MARITAL PROPERTY INTO TRUSTS Superior Court Holds Such Gifts May Be Fraudulent

Travel

COVID CRAZY TRAVEL

WILL

DIVORCE: THE NEW ESTATE PLANNING TOOL?ASCENDING MOUNT SCARPACI: A Lesson in Intestacy, Taking Against a Will & Getting Divorce Grounds Established

Zoom Hearings

ZOOM OVERLOAD

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