What Is Medical Support?
Under Pennsylvania law, spouses are financially responsible for one another. Thanks to our state equal rights amendment to our state constitution, this works both directions, no longer just having the husband responsible for the wife. Of course, we are talking about...
read moreCan I Date During My Divorce?
Many people wonder whether they can date during their divorce. Legally, sure, once your divorce has been filed in court (and you are no longer at the same address as your spouse), there is no legal penalty for dating other people. BUT, that's the easy answer. If you...
read moreShould I Negotiate My Divorce Settlement On My Own?
If you and your spouse are able to settle the assets of your marriage on your own, you each will save quite a bit in legal fees, especially because if you're not able to you'll each need your own lawyer. It is unethical for one lawyer to represent both of you, but...
read moreWhat Types of Divorce Are Available in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania has two main types of divorce, fault and no-fault, and either of those can be contested or uncontested. We have no automatic divorces, no matter what you may have heard or how long you have been separated. While it's often be reported that if a couple...
read moreDo I Get Alimony in a Simple, Low-Cost, Uncontested, No-Fault Divorce?
Alimony must either be agreed upon, fought for in court or passed upon. Alimony is never automatic. It is not a "free ride" but intended to help the more needy spouse survive financially. The amount and duration of alimony can vary greatly. If one needs alimony to...
read moreNo-Fault vs. Fault vs. Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce
The terms “no-fault divorce”, “uncontested divorce”, and “contested divorce” get tossed about any time divorce is discussed. It can be difficult to determine which applies to your specific scenario, and what the differences between the various types of divorce are....
read moreSeparation Agreements vs. Marriage/Divorce Settlement Agreements
When a couple decides to live separately and apart, but not to divorce - at least, not yet - they may decide to put the terms of the separation in writing. That said, such written agreements are rare and it has been many decades since I have seen one. Moreover, as a...
read moreHow To Talk To Your Grandkids About Divorce
First of all, consider whose children they are. They are not yours. Therefore, it seems that if anyone is going to explain your divorce to someone else's kids it ought to be those kids' parents. Certainly, at the very least you must ask the parents if they or you...
read moreHow To Talk To Your Kids About Your Divorce
As difficult as divorce can be for the spouses, it may be as difficult, or more so, for the children. Many entire books and articles have been written on the subject by psychological and sociological experts. We lawyers are neither of those. We may have experienced...
read moreWhat Happens To Wedding Rings During A Divorce?
Unless the two of you agree otherwise, you will have to say goodbye to that ring as well as your spouse after the divorce is final. It boils down to this, wedding rings are unconditional gifts and fall into the same category as any other gift given by one spouse to...
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