ALIMONY IN PENNSYLVANIA Alimony has been in Pennsylvania for a long time, despite inaccurate stories to the contrary. In 1980, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted the Divorce Code and Alimony “Factors” were codified. These factors include, among others, the length...
IF MY SPOUSE KEEPS MY CHILDREN FROM ME, CAN I WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT? The short answer is “No”. Custody and support, while interrelated, are completely separate issues. If you have a child support order, you are obligated to pay despite lack of contact...
Common issues/questions that comes up in most if not almost all divorces are whether an individual will have to pay his or her soon-to-be former spouse alimony/support or whether an individual will receive alimony/support from his or her soon-to-be former spouse. If...
