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The Return of Parenting Coordination in Pennsylvania
Parenting Coordination is a process whereby a neutral third party is appointed to help resolve discrete issues between parties in a custody case. It has been utilized in cases where parents (or other custodial caregivers) have frequent disagreements about non-emergency issues that repeatedly…
Main Line Family Law Attorney Explains: What is Alimony and How is it Calculated?
Alimony is financial support that one spouse is ordered to pay to the other after the entry of a final divorce decree. In general, the spouse that earns more money should expect to pay some alimony to the spouse that earns less money, but that is not always the case. And the amount of the…
A Main Line Family Lawyer Answers the Question: How do I Find Hidden Assets and Other Financial Information in a Divorce?
One of the questions that new clients often ask our Main Line family lawyers is how they will be able to find out information about their spouse or partner’s income and assets. Sometimes this concern arises because the other spouse was the one that handled all of the finances during the marriage so…
Main Line Family Law Attorney Discusses: How Long does a Child Support Obligation Last?
In Pennsylvania, parents have a duty to financially support their children until they become emancipated. Emancipation occurs when the child turns 18 years old and graduates from high school, whichever occurs last. This means that when parents are going through a divorce and…
Family Law Attorney Explains how New Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines Result in Modest Increase in Child Support Orders
There was a modification to the Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines that provides parents who are receiving child support a slight increase in their child support payment. The Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines “Guidelines” originally went into effect in 1989, and have been updated…
Wayne Family Law Attorney Discusses Prenuptial or Premarital Agreements
Many people get engaged over the winter holidays or around Valentine’s Day. If you or anyone that you knew got engaged over the past few months, then you may be wondering, “is a prenuptial agreement necessary?” Although the Pennsylvania Divorce Code has been written to protect the interests of…
A Vetrano Family Lawyer Discusses: When are Post-Nuptial or Mid-Nuptial Agreements Appropriate?
Family lawyers are finding that couples are increasingly turning to post-nuptial agreements, sometimes referred to as mid-nuptial agreements, to deal with many issues that can arise during a marriage. A post-nuptial agreement differs from a pre-nuptial agreement because it is entered into…
Wayne Family Law: Pennsylvania Reduces the Waiting Period to Obtain a Unilateral No-Fault Divorce from Two Years to One Year
The waiting period to move forward with a unilateral no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania when one party does not consent to the divorce has been reduced from two years to one year. This new law went into effect December 3, 2016. Act 102, signed into law by Governor Wolf on October 4, 2016, amends…
The Impact of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act on Custody & Support Cases
By: Lindsay Hanifan Childs, Esquire *As published in Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Volume 38, Issue No. 2. at page 97.
There had been signs that a statewide change would be coming to Pennsylvania regarding laws on marijuana use and possession. In addition to increased lobbying and public…
A Divorce Attorney Near Philadelphia Can Help Resolve Holiday Custody Schedules for Children of Separated Parents
Many “emergencies” arise around the winter holidays when divorced or separated parents realize at the last minute that they do not agree on how their custody time with their children should be divided for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah or Christmas. Most custody orders entered by the court will…
Family Lawyer Describes the Bifurcated Divorce Process
By Lindsay C. Hanifan, Esquire – Family Lawyer In most divorce cases in Pennsylvania, the court will not enter a divorce decree until all of the economic issues have been decided. This means that most spouses will need to either enter into an agreement regarding the division of marital property…
Family Law Attorneys in King of Prussia Explain Nuances of Relocating with Children
After separated or divorced parents make arrangements for a schedule for each of them to see their children, one parent may desire to move to another place. A move could occur due to a job change, remarriage, or other reasons. Parties to a custody order must consider whether their proposed move…
