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 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.
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,…
Pennsylvania is an equitable distribution state. Upon request of either party in an action for divorce, the court shall equitably and fairly divide, distribute or assign the marital property between the parties, without regard to marital misconduct, in such percentages and in such manner as the court deems fair after consideration of all factors. Marital…
Child Custody It is Pennsylvania public policy, when in the best interest of the child, to assure a reasonable and continuing contact of the child(ren) with both parents after a separation or dissolution of marriage and the sharing of the rights and responsibilities of child rearing by both parents and continuing contact of the child(ren)…
Family Law Corp. is honored to announce that Lori A. Walker, Esquire has been recognized as a Super Lawyer Rising Star in the practice area of Family Law in Philadelphia Magazine’s June 2017 Issue. The selection process is conducted by an independent firm that determines which lawyers in Pennsylvania have attained a high degree of…