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What is Included in a Child Support Order?
Pennsylvania law requires that child support be awarded pursuant to statewide guidelines, which is simply a formula to calculate a parent’s share of basic child support. The guidelines, which can be found at Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 1910.16-2 through...
Alimony — How Much and How Long?
Well the short answer is, it depends. Not so helpful, right? If there were a simple answer, you’d be clicking on a link, running your analysis and we’d be done here. Unfortunately, it’s not that straightforward. The Divorce Code in Pennsylvania (23 Pa. C.S. Section...
Alimony — How Much and How Long?
Well the short answer is, it depends. Not so helpful, right? If there were a simple answer, you’d be clicking on a link, running your analysis and we’d be done here. Unfortunately, it’s not that straightforward. The Divorce Code in Pennsylvania (23 Pa. C.S....
Suddenly Single? Five Questions to Ask About Long-term Care Without a Partner
It is unusual for divorce not to cause disruption to previous made financial plans for maintaining long term financial viability. But the loss of a partner due to divorce can be particularly disruptive to long term care plans for each other, regardless of how well...
Suddenly Single? Five Questions to Ask About Long-term Care Without a Partner
It is unusual for divorce not to cause disruption to previous made financial plans for maintaining long term financial viability. But the loss of a partner due to divorce can be particularly disruptive to long term care plans for each other, regardless of how well...
Healthy Co-Parenting Through the Holidays
The holidays can feel overwhelming for anyone, but for people divorced, separating, or moving through a divorce process, the stress of the holidays can feel even more untenable. Frequent issues may arise including: How will the children respond when we are not...
Healthy Co-Parenting Through the Holidays
The holidays can feel overwhelming for anyone, but for people divorced, separating, or moving through a divorce process, the stress of the holidays can feel even more untenable. Frequent issues may arise including: How will the children respond when we are not...
Getting Unstuck from Your Mental Accounting
How you think about your money may be a function of your mental accounting. In negotiating about division of assets, sometimes parties get anchored on assets that may have a history of some kind with one party or the other. Mental accounting can attribute an asset to...
Keeping the House in Divorce
In Divorce, the house is a risky asset. When you purchased your house, by the time you got to the closing table, you had a large stack of documents and numerous consultations that informed you about what you were buying. If you had a good realtor, they were your first...
Is the Collaborative Divorce Process The Right Choice for You?
Your marriage is no longer working, and you want to move forward with your life. Recognizing that divorce is the next step, you and your spouse or partner want to avoid as much conflict and pain as possible and spare your children any fall out trauma. One option you...