May 13, 2018 | 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....
May 9, 2018 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
A postnuptial agreement is an agreement into which the divorcing couple enters as part of the divorce to resolve any issues they want to be resolved in writing once the divorce is over. Obviously, a prenuptial agreement is entered into before they get married and is...
May 7, 2018 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
There are very few agreements that cannot be changed if both parties are interested in changing it. However, if your agreement was made part of your final divorce decree, it would be up to the judge to allow a requested change after a lawyer officially presented the...
Apr 17, 2018 | Divorce, Property Division, Settlement Agreements
Many people view their pets as family members, but our courts, as much as a judge may like pets, cannot treat them the same as children. Accordingly, we must speak of the “possession” of pets and not the “custody” of pets. It is entirely...
Apr 11, 2018 | Divorce, Military Divorce, Settlement Agreements
It is not unusual for one spouse or the other to be entitled to receive payments from a former employer after retirement from that employer. That employer could be private, government or even the military. Under Pennsylvania law, the other spouse may well have a claim...
Oct 12, 2016 | Divorce, Settlement Agreements
In Pennsylvania, spouses can get a simple, uncontested, no-fault divorce with a minimum of time, effort and expense. If they had entered into a premarital agreement before the marriage to settle matters of property division and other issues upon divorce, they must...
