Among the many things you need to address after your divorce, reviewing and updating your estate planning documents, including wills, trusts, and beneficiary designations, should be at the top of your list. Your plans for…
Whether you’re just investigating your options or you’re certain that divorce is in your future, your first meeting with a divorce attorney is a nerve-wracking experience. Getting sidetracked by fear, anger, and heartache is normal,…
Anybody going through a divorce involving children is familiar with the term “in the child’s best interest.” It is the standard by which the courts make decisions about child custody and visitation. Unlike decisions made…
There are so many reasons to want a divorce. In some cases, couples recognize that they’ve simply grown apart, while in others the issues are more serious, including infidelity or domestic abuse. Years past, people…
Divorce presents many challenges, especially when one of the spouses owns a business, or when the two own a business together. Just as is true of dividing personal belongings and determining child custody and support,…
Every divorce is different. For the lucky few, the end of their marriage is a mutually agreed-to parting of ways, with no hard feelings on either side. But for far too many others, a divorce…
One of the top questions asked at the beginning of the divorce process is about how alimony works. Whether you are the spouse seeking support or the one being asked to provide it, it’s important…
The mere mention of divorce conjures up images of couples battling over who did what to whom, and who gets what — but it doesn’t have to be that way, and in many cases, it…
Whether you’re just initiating a divorce or you’re far into the process, you know that it can be fraught with emotion. If your situation is particularly adversarial, the idea of pursuing mediation rather than litigation…
Distributing assets in a divorce is never an easy task, but that is particularly true of high-asset divorces. Ensuring that property is equitably split requires experience and knowledge, as the higher the value of a…
When people think of divorce, their minds immediately jump to emotional distress and struggles over support and child custody. But divorce is a process that involves far more than those important elements. Years of contracts…
In an ideal world, divorcing parents are able to come to an easy agreement on what’s in their children’s best interest, especially on important matters like education, religion, and healthcare. Unfortunately, that is not always…
Though some states have a marital status referred to as legal separation, that is not the case in Pennsylvania. Still, many married couples choose to live separate and apart from one another, while still officially…
One of the most pressing concerns for a person approaching divorce is how the couple’s money and possessions will be split. Though a 50/50 split may seem fairest at first glance, real life is often…
Deciding to divorce your spouse is not an easy decision, and it is rarely one made on the spot. In most cases, marriages break down over an extended period of time, over a series of…