Although deciding to end a marriage is a decision that should not be taken lightly, once that decision is made, most people want to get the process over with as quickly as possible in order to regain their single status and be free of the marriage. Unlike many other states, Pennsylvania requires that couples seeking […]
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Through bringing a False Claims Act (FCA) claim – or qui tam lawsuit as they are frequently referred to – you can assist your fellow taxpayers by recovering money illegally siphoned from the federal government while potentially winning a significant financial reward for yourself. Medicare and Medicaid fraud are common grounds for successful FCA claims,
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Few things are more infuriating and anxiety-inducing for individuals and businesses than debtors who will not respond to your efforts to collect the money that is rightfully yours. Whether you are collecting on an outstanding bill, a court judgment, or some other financial obligation, obtaining the money you are owed is a necessary but often
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Under Pennsylvania law, both parents are required to support their child until the child reaches 18 (or longer in some cases), but a parent can seek to modify a child support payment in the months and years following an initial child support award. A Pennsylvania court can modify a child support downwards (or upwards on
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Divorce is almost always an intimidating process, especially for those who have never gone through it before, and this is made all the more challenging when a person considering a divorce (or is the spouse of a person who wants a divorce) is not employed. Whether you chose not to work to spend more time
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One of the hallmarks of Pennsylvania estate law is that you cannot “disinherit” a spouse that you are currently married to, regardless of the state or length of your marriage. Thus, unless you have finalized a divorce (at which point your spouse would of course become an ex-spouse), the other spouse has a right to
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In a decade’s time, Facebook has gone from an Ivy-Leaguer alternative to MySpace to something that is so ubiquitous that people who are not on it seem to have to justify why they are not. And, in that time, it has become a complicated force in the way we relate to one another, seemingly bringing
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If someone owes you or your business money such as a supplier, customer, or even an associate or friend it is necessary to take prompt action. Regardless of whether the debtor is disputing the need to pay or claiming to not have the funds, you now have a problem because doing nothing is not an
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Debt collection practices have come under the spotlight in recent years as complaints regarding the activities of less scrupulous debt collection agencies have poured into the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal bureau created in the wake of the financial crisis. As we all know, the practices of some debt collection agencies have damaged
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For many couples who have finally reached the difficult decision to get a divorce in PA, they are emotionally exhausted and money can be tight. They just want things to be over with as quickly and cheaply as possible. So the thought of working with a divorce attorney seems like just another headache, and they
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