Generally and in most of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, the Court’s records of divorces are public and a private citizen may go into a court and be permitted to see the paperwork and other details of any divorce. Contrary to that, any county may choose to not...
Under Pennsylvania law, a gift may or may not be a marital asset subject to division like other assets. Items brought into the marriage at the beginning by one party which are never gifted to the marriage, would likely not be subject to division. A vehicle or bank...
Bifurcating a divorce action is possible in Pennsylvania, but it is unusual and never done in a simple, low-cost, uncontested, no-fault divorce. Bifurcation means that there are serious financial issues to be resolved in Court through evidence and testimony in...
Any pension, military, public or private, may be considered an asset of the marriage and subject to division by agreement or by the Court; however, Pennsylvania law does not require that any pension or any other asset be mentioned in or made part of your divorce. In a...
An apartment lease, (or house or any lease of premises) is a contract. Your landlord does not care whether you remain married or get divorced, the lease must be paid. If your name is on the lease, with or without your spouse and whether or not either of you remain on...
