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.
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.
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,…
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.’s, Lori A. Walker, Esquire, attended the Support Center for Child Advocates Anniversary Benefit Reception & Auction on April 19, 2017, and helped them celebrate in reaching 40 years as a leading pro bono legal and social services agency advocating for abused and neglected children. Over 800 legal, corporate and individual supporters joined…
Divorce Outcome It has often been said that no one wins in a divorce case. We will attempt to raise all issues structured to your case to your advantage, and make sure you “lose” as little as possible. However, if your intent is to punish your spouse or to win by way of an all-out,…