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- Will our prenup be enforceable in Pennsylvania courts?
Aug 21, 2019
About half of the states in the U.S. have enacted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (UPAA). It’s a consistent but state-by-state law intended to help you draft a prenuptial agreement and feel surer it will be valid if you ever need it, even in another state. Partly because we haven’t signed on to the UPAA, Pennsylvanians need to be especially thoughtful in drafting one of these rarely romantic but often wise contracts. Why sign a...Read More - How child custody is determined in Pennsylvania
Aug 9, 2019
When people get married the expectation is that it will last forever. The unfortunate truth is that roughly half of marriages end in divorce. Divorce in itself can be a mentally strenuous, but it becomes even more contentious when there are children involved. Child custody disputes have the potential to get ugly. Parents have the opportunity to provide the court with a parenting agreement and bypass the legal process. However, if they are unable to...Read More - How will my family’s property be divided in divorce?
Jul 19, 2019
If you and your spouse will be getting a divorce, you may wonder about how your family’s property might get divided. Specific property you might think about may include the marital home, a vacation home, art or your car. However, property can also include bank accounts, stocks, jewelry, a business and even retirement accounts. When you begin to list all the assets your family has acquired throughout your marriage, it may become clear that there...Read More - Staying friends with your ex-partner
Jul 15, 2019
When you hear of the word “divorce” you may instantly think of bad marriages and couples arguing, but this is not always the case. Not all divorces result from bad marriages. Sometimes, people just aren’t compatible as time goes on. Getting divorced for reasons other than disagreements Most people get married to someone they’ve known for a long time or met in college or high school. They’ve been around each other and assumed they’d be...Read More - Two ways to divorce: Mediation vs Arbitration
May 30, 2019
After making the decision to divorce, the next step is determining the logistics of how it’s going to happen. There are two different ways you and you ex can negotiate the terms of your divorce: mediation or arbitration. Read on to learn more about which is right for you. Who you work with Arbitration happens in front of a judge and/or jury in a courtroom. Rather than working directly with your ex and his or...Read More - Annulment or divorce — which is right for me?
May 9, 2018
Getting married is supposed to be a joyous thing. Yours may have started out that way, but now you are ready to get out of your marriage and move on with your life. How should you go about doing it? Which marriage dissolution method is right for you? In Pennsylvania, there are various ways to dissolve a marriage — traditional divorce, mediation and filing an uncontested divorce, to name a few. There are some individuals...Read More - Separation: a better choice than divorce for your family?
Mar 9, 2018
When a marriage is over, it can cause conflict and stress for everyone in the family, including the children. Pennsylvania couples facing the prospect of divorce may wish to move through this process slowly, making smart and practical decisions. If divorce is not an immediate option or you are unsure if you want to move forward with it, you may consider the option for a separation. While there is no “legal separation” in Pennsylvania, you...Read More - Your legal choices will impact your divorce
Feb 22, 2018
You may have made your decision to divorce after months (or years) of consideration. Then again, you might be one of many in Pennsylvania who decided to take the divorce route following an acute crisis event in your marriage, such as revealed infidelity or a domestic violence situation. Regardless of the particular details that led to your decision, your focus now is likely how to keep stress levels as low as possible as you navigate...Read More - Good listening skills are essential to divorce mediation
Feb 5, 2018
When you and your spouse disagreed, you more than likely heard what they said, but may not have really listened. You aren’t alone. Most people hear what the other party says in order to formulate a response, not necessarily to understand the other person’s point of view, especially during an argument. Even though you and your soon-to-be former spouse may now agree that divorce mediation is your best option, going into the process without making...Read More - Your use of social media may affect your custody issues
Jan 5, 2018
When parents decide to end their relationship, determining custody and visitation becomes a priority. Each parent may have his or her own idea of what that should look like. If their respective pictures remain too far apart to negotiate a compromise, going to court may be necessary. Information reigns when it comes to litigation. In the quest to show the court that you are the better parent and that granting you custody would serve the...Read More