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What You Need to Know About Alimony Payments and Recent Tax Changes
Prior to the December 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), when one spouse paid alimony (or separate maintenance payments) to the other spouse in a divorce, the paying spouse could deduct the alimony payments on his/her Federal income tax form. At the same time, the...
A Tale Of Two Kitties
There were two female cats who were best friends. Unfortunately the both of them were experiencing problems in their marriages. They were unsure what to do next but knew they couldn't stay in their current situation. The one cat, Princess, heard she should hire...
Your Way, My Way, Our Way, Three Way, Anyway: The Benefits of Collaborative Practice for Non-Traditional Families
Whether you grew up watching 90210, Real World or MTV Beach House, today’s modern families are evolving beyond what was even in the 1990’s considered abhorrent or abnormal family life given that these shows addressed such topics as homosexuality, bisexuality, AIDS,...
Pennsylvania Legislature Recognizes Collaborative Law
In keeping with other States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by the stroke of Governor Tom Wolf’s pen, signed into law the Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act, on June 28, 2018. This action by the Governor served to recognize the validity of this alternative divorce...
HELL, NO!
HE SAID: I want my kids 50% of the time. SHE SAID: Over my dead body! Be careful what you wish for! Our court system is overloaded with parents who would rather entrust their children's lives to a perfect stranger in a black robe, rather than figure it out themselves...
Senior splitting from your spouse? – Inquirer Spotlight
Divorce is on the rise among adults 50 and older. The Philadelphia Inquirer recently featured the Second Saturdays workshops for seniors, and those approaching retirement, held by experts from Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania. “We present...
Key Issues Regarding Marital vs. Non-Marital Assets in a Divorce
One of the key tasks in a divorce is identifying the marital versus the non-marital assets of the divorcing couple. To obtain a better understanding of the key issues involved regarding marital versus non-marital assets, David Anderson, principal of David Anderson...
Gray Divorce
"Will you still feed me; will you still need me when I’m sixty-four?" The Beatles tune “When I’m sixty-four," recorded in 1966, foreshadowed a growing trend of marital instability among Baby Boomers in the United States. Wikipedia defines “gray divorce” as the...
Collaborative Divorce: Q&A with Ellen S. Fischer, Esq.
Are you interested in learning more about Collaborative Divorce? The Montgomery Bar Association recently featured Ellen S. Fischer, Esq. in their Ask a Real Lawyer segment. Ms. Fischer was asked to explain what collaborative law is, and if there are any collaborative...
THE BEAUTY OF COLLABORATIVE LAW
There’s a New Sheriff in town, and that Sheriff is a hybrid. Traditionally, people contemplating Divorce had one choice: each side hires a Family Lawyer and they begin the arduous, expensive, exhausting and sometimes pointless process of litigating Custody, Support,...