Pennsylvania courts award “reasonable” alimony when the court determines that alimony is “necessary”. Unfortunately, all too often what you may think is reasonable and necessary and what the court thinks is reasonable and necessary are often two very different things. So how does a court determine when alimony is necessary and what amount of alimony […]
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In Pennsylvania, marital assets must be equitably divided before the divorce can become final. The term “equitably” does not mean “equal”. It generally means “fair”. To determine how to equitably divide the assets, the first step is to determine which assets are marital and which assets are non-marital. Divorce attorneys will often assemble a list
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Many individuals facing a divorce in Pennsylvania view it as a one-two punch. First, there are the rather deep emotional challenges of breaking up with your spouse and starting a whole new life for yourself and all of the uncertainties that go along with that. Second, there are the legal challenges that include lawyers and
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A Pennsylvania divorce can be a relatively simple process or a lengthier, more complicated one. Divorces are usually more complicated when other related matters such as child custody, child support, spousal support, alimony and division of marital property are involved. Each of these matters must be resolved prior to the entry of the divorce decree.
In late 2018, Pennsylvania enacted the Collaborative Law Act. The collaborative law process provides Pennsylvania divorcing couples and other family members with a voluntary procedure to resolve claims and disputes without intervention from the courts. The collaborative law concerns the following matters: Marriage, divorce and annulment Equitable distribution of marital property Child custody Child support
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Pennsylvania allows for parents to share custody of a minor child after a divorce, and in some cases, that custody is split equally, 50/50. This can lead to some confusion over whether either parent is required to pay child support, since the common determination of child support is typically that the noncustodial parent pays child
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Most people know that a prenuptial agreement, also known as a prenup, is for couples about to get married. But many have not heard of another type of marital agreement — the postnuptial agreement. The postnuptial agreement can be helpful for couples to establish after they have gotten married. A postnup can outline solutions to
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For many couples, a pet is a member of the family, and when those couples divorce, the custody of a pet can be an incredibly contentious issue. If both spouses want custody of a pet in a Pennsylvania divorce, who gets the dog? How do you increase your chances of winning custody of your pet
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Winning your right to alimony in a Pennsylvania divorce is unfortunately not always the end of the story. An ex-spouse may fall behind in alimony payments or simply refuse to pay alimony for any number of reasons: claiming that he doesn’t have the money; taking issue with how you are spending the money; arguing that
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Many Pennsylvania couples who have decided to divorce – whether they have been married only a few years or for decades – are loathe to enter into a divorce process which contains drama and fighting, especially when they have endured years of drama and fighting in the marriage leading to the divorce, and they simply
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