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CUSTODY PLANNING AND THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL CHOICE
As our society continues to be more mobile, forward-thinking parents, who are do not live with the other parent of their child, need to think about the impact of the quality of the school their child does or will attend,
RETIREMENT ASSETS AND DIVORCE: WHAT’S YOURS, MINE AND OURS?
There are many misconceptions “on the street” about whether and what part of a person’s retirement assets are marital property and therefore subject to being divided as part of a divorce. The first question is whether retirement assets are marital
MILITARY PENSION UPDATE
On December 23, 2016, President Obama approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. Simply put, a time based coverture fraction will no longer be accepted by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service. This has a significant impact
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,
Social Media Strikes Again
We preach it all the time; it’s even in our Fee Agreements: Postings on Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram and other social media sites can be absolutely deadly. For example, a person who maintains her or she can’t work, in the context
REMEMBER, THEY ARE YOUR CHILDREN AND YOU LOVE THEM
SO, ‘TIS THE SEASON. Words we think of to define this season are…festive, peace be on earth, good tidings to all, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and other statements to evoke love, peace and goodwill. Equally pervasive, unfortunately, are child custody
GRANDPARENTS CUSTODY RIGHTS: CHIPPING AWAY AT THEIR ABILITY TO GAIN CUSTODY
Before September 9, 2016, Grandparents could Petition the Court to seek partial custody of their grandchild if that grandchild’s parents had been separated for six months or more. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in the case D.P. and B.P. v. G.J.P. and A.P., decided
