Concerns for Same-Sex Couples
In Pennsylvania, same-sex couples face unique legal challenges because even if they consider themselves a married couple, they are not legally allowed to marry. Even same-sex couples who are legally married in a different state are not recognized as a...[Continue reading]
Midnuptial Agreements
What is a midnuptial agreement? It’s an agreement entered into in the middle of a marriage. A prenuptial agreement is before a marriage, a postnuptial agreement is after a marriage has ended and a midnuptial agreement is during a marriage....[Continue reading]
Divorce for Control Freaks
I do not use the term “control freak” in a derogatory or insulting way and hopefully none of the control freaks reading this post take it that way. Control freaks, like me, want to be in control of their own...[Continue reading]
Using the Divorce Code
Why spend all the time and energy trying to reach a “fair” agreement of your own when you can just rely on the Divorce Code? I can give you a laundry list of reasons, but I only have so much...[Continue reading]
What Court is Really Like
The people who can best appreciate what spending time in the family court system is like are family law attorneys. We live in this system day in and day out, seeing the same processes repeated in case after case. Even...[Continue reading]
What to do with the House
One of the biggest financial decisions many divorcing couples must make is how to handle their house. The specifics of this issue can take many forms and they’re really important. Is there a mortgage on the house? How much is...[Continue reading]
How Long Does a Divorce Take?
As with most questions in the legal realm, the answer to this seemingly simple question is “It depends.” A simple, no-fault divorce with both parties consenting and promptly filing all the necessary paperwork can be done in about 120 days...[Continue reading]
How a “Simple” Divorce can take Four Years (or more)
Most people have heard the stories from their friends, coworkers, relatives, etc. of their seemingly simple divorce that just never seems to end. Most of us can imagine how complicated divorces involving millions of dollars in assets and income can...[Continue reading]
Decide or Have the Decision made for You
This phrase applies to pretty much everything in the area of family law. You can’t make any decisions for anyone else, but you can decide how you’re going to approach these challenges. If you don’t decide how you’re going to...[Continue reading]