Mar 30, 2021 | Property Division, Settlement Agreements
Under Pennsylvania’s divorce laws, virtually everything that comes into a spouse’s possession while the couple is married AND living together (cohabiting) is considered part of the marital estate and is subject to being equitably (economically fair, not...
Jun 9, 2020 | Children, Settlement Agreements
Quick Answer: How do you modify child support after a Pennsylvania divorce? After a Pennsylvania divorce – or before or during one for that matter – if circumstances change for either parent, such as an increase, decrease or loss or gain of income or the...
Apr 22, 2020 | Settlement Agreements
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...
Mar 25, 2020 | Settlement Agreements
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...
Oct 9, 2019 | Settlement Agreements
Health insurance can be extremely important to anyone with ongoing serious health problems. Almost any bill from a doctor or hospital will be in multiple thousands of dollars and many of us will have a hard time just coming up with the price of a routine doctor visit...
Oct 9, 2019 | Military Divorce, Property Division, Settlement Agreements
Under Pennsylvania law, all marital assets are subject to division in a divorce. Certainly, the portion of a pension that accumulates during a marriage is likely to be considered a marital asset. A frequent reaction to that is for the owner of the pension to claim...
