Too many women have let husbands make the long-term financial decisions, leaving them vulnerable when separation or death strikes. For some, it means liberation. For others, loss. For women in particular, the doubling of the divorce rate for the 50-plus crowd since the 1990s can mean something far more prosaic: a need to shoulder the big financial…
If you get married, you definitely need to consider how your and/or your spouse’s loans will affect the other with regard to taxes and in the event of a divorce. If you or your spouse have student loans and you are enrolled in the Revised Pay As You Earn plan, your monthly loan…
The Complaint for Divorce is the initial document filed with the Pennsylvania court. It is in this document that the filing will request the court to terminate the marriage under certain specified grounds. There are fault and non-fault grounds to divorce in Pennsylvania. To read about the divorce grounds, go here.
In this city with a deep and proud relationship with football, a custody dispute has pushed the debate about the sport’s safety into a new arena: family court. But the science around the long-term cognitive and neurological damage caused by football is still emerging. Judges who side with parents trying to prevent…
The bill would eliminate the tax deduction for alimony and make alimony income tax-free to the recipient for divorce decrees. Under current law, ex-spouses who pay alimony can deduct the expense from their federal income taxes; ex-spouses receiving alimony payments have to claim the money as taxable income. To see more, read here.
In Pennsylvania, both parents must provide financial support to their children at least until the children turn 18 or become emancipated, which means they can support themselves. When parents have divorced, separated, or have never lived together, the parent with more custodial time is generally entitled to receive child support payments from the other…
Pennsylvania has its own divorce laws regarding who is eligible to file for a divorce. Each state protects its jurisdiction and makes sure the appropriate laws are applied to the appropriate cases. To prevent your case from being dismissed, make sure you meet the Pennsylvania residency requirements. The most common mistake people make is…
On the day of your wedding, everything is perfect. You are marrying the person of your dreams and you are taking vows to be together forever. However, unfortunately over 50% of the time, that wedding day becomes a fantasy. For whatever reason, the marriage falls apart, whether a spouse had an affair, money issues,…
Some states are accelerating the trend toward co-parenting, with legislatures in more than 20 states this year considering bills that would encourage shared parenting or make it a legal presumption — even when parents disagree. To read more, see here. Please note, Pennsylvania is not considered one of the states in this article. December 11,…
An uncontested divorce can offer a means of simple and inexpensive closure of your marriage. In an uncontested divorce, you and your spouse can agree to a martial settlement, which will cover issues such as distribution of marital assets and liabilities, designation of non-marital assets and liabilities, time-sharing of children, a parenting plan, spousal support,…