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Claiming Dependents on Your Taxes After Divorce
Quick Answer: When can I claim my children on my taxes after my divorce? If you know your ex well enough that you are certain you will never have a problem deciding who will be able to claim your child year after year, then you may be able to successfully forgo having...
read moreMy Name Is On The Deed, But Not The Mortgage
Quick Answer: What happens if my name is on the deed, but not the mortgage? When a divorcing couple owns or is buying their home (or other realty), they frequently have a deed and a mortgage, typically with both names on each. Selling the property and dividing up the...
read moreAlimony from Unemployment or Workers Comp
Quick Answer: Do I have to pay alimony out of my unemployement or workers compensation payments? If your source of income is limited to unemployment or workers comp payments, alimony could still be ordered by the Court but likely in an amount not worth paying a lawyer...
read morePaying Child Support After Losing My Job
Quick Answer: Do I have to pay child support after losing my job? It is an unfortunate fact of life that we can lose our job and source of income at any time and through no fault of our own. That occurrence, however, does not relieve us of our legal duty to support...
read moreHow Soon Can I Remarry After My Pennsylvania Divorce?
Quick Answer: How soon can I remarry after my Pennsylvania divorce? Occasionally, a client asks me how soon after the client's divorce is final she or he may remarry. Legally, as soon as you receive your certified divorce decree, you may obtain a new marriage license...
read moreIs A Withdrawal From a 401(k) During A Divorce Considered A Financial Hardship?
Whether or not a divorce qualifies as a "hardship" for a 401(k) withdrawal is not up to the Court. That decision would rest with the rules controlling your specific account. That said, if, as a result of your final decree in divorce (or another Order of Court which...
read moreCan I Withdraw Money Before My Divorce is Complete?
Quick Answer: Can I withdraw money before my divorce is complete? Withdrawing funds to hide them from the other party in a divorce or to simply deny the other party access to those funds is very likely to cause one a very serious problem in the case. Using such funds...
read moreCOVID-19 and Davis Divorce Law
WE ARE OPEN! Davis Divorce Law is open and operating daily as usual. If you are already a client, your divorce action will continue as originally planned without delay. If you want to start your divorce and become a client, we are accepting new cases and will...
read moreDo You Have To Split Your Retirement After A Divorce?
People getting divorced have a tendency to think of certain things as just belonging solely and exclusively to just themselves and that their spouses have no right to claim those things or any part of them. Perhaps it is natural to think that if one earned something...
read moreHow Long Must One Be Married for Alimony in Pennsylvania?
There are a number of theories floating around in Pennsylvania as to how long one must be married before alimony may be successfully demanded in a divorce. Some courts have been known to apply such theories, one being that a qualifying spouse will get one year of...
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