As a result of the United States Supreme Court’s historic decision in US. v. Windsor, wherein the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act was determined to be unconstitutional and Pennsylvania subsequent acknowledgement of marriage equality, wedding bells are ringing for...
Credit card debt, as well as other non-secured debt, is divided upon divorce in the same manner as assets. The Court has the discretion to proportionately divide debt as it sees fit taking into consideration fairness and equity. If a dispute arises about a ...
Prior to 1980, a great deal of time was spent determining who was the “innocent” spouse and who was the “injured” spouse. Once Pennsylvania implemented the Divorce Code in 1980, we became a “no-fault” state. Since then, fault, adultery or otherwise, has played a...
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...
You or your spouse are ready to end your marriage. You do not want to fight things out in a Pennsylvania court. You both have already agreed on how you will divide assets and — if applicable — how you will split time with your children. This leaves you...
