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Pennsylvania Cuts Divorce Waiting Period in Half
Pennsylvania Cuts Divorce Waiting Period in Half On October 5, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law legislation that will reduce the waiting period for no-fault divorces in Pennsylvania from two years down to one year. The law applies to new divorce complaints...
Is a Prenup Right For Me?
Is a Prenup Right for Me? As a couple is happily planning their big day, neither of them wants to think that their marriage could end in divorce. While some may view prenups as a sign that you are giving up on the marriage before you even say your “I dos,” for many...
Do I Need a Land Trust?
Do I Need a Land Trust? I’m a lawyer, and even I think we are in a bit of a litigation happy society at the moment. Every time we read about a tragedy of some kind, following quickly on its heels is almost always a story about who hired which lawyer and in what...
Why You Should Stay Off Social Media During Your Custody Case
Why You Should Stay Off Social Media During Your Custody Case In part four of this series about the Do’s and Don’ts of Custody, I will discuss how using social media can harm your custody case. In part two of this series, which you can read about here, I discussed how...
Philadelphia Transfer Tax Part II : The Family Exemptions
Philadelphia Transfer Tax Part II : The Family Exemptions This is a continuation of the blog post from June 22nd, which you can read about here. In that post, I highlighted how the Pennsylvania transfer tax system works generally, and how the taxes in certain counties...
Speaking to Your Children About Your Custody Case Could Do More Harm Than Good
Speaking to Your Children About Your Custody Case Could Do More Harm Than Good In part three of this series about the do’s and don’ts of your custody case, I will examine how certain discussions with your children can do more harm than good to your case. As I...
Philadelphia Transfer Tax: The Tax is Too High!
Philadelphia Transfer Tax: The Tax is Too High! A client of mine, a citizen hailing from a different English colony than these United States, commented to me recently that purchasing property in the United States is comparatively beyond complicated. He also said that...
My Spouse Cheated, I Get Everything in the Divorce Right?
My Spouse Cheated, I Get Everything in the Divorce Right? Getting divorced is always a highly emotional and stressful period for those involved, even when things end on relatively good terms. But any time adultery is involved, the emotions can sky rocket. The spouse...
Why Emails and Text Messages Have Become Essential Elements of the Custody Case
Why Emails and Text Messages Have Become Essential Elements of the Custody Case As I discussed in part one of this series, which you can read about here, there are 16 factors that the court in Pennsylvania must consider when deciding custody cases. One of those...
The Philadelphia Probate Process and Selling Family Real Estate
The Philadelphia Probate Process and Selling Family Real Estate A major and very common issue that I come across as a probate and real estate attorney in Philadelphia (the Pennsylvania suburbs and New Jersey as well!), is the question of what to do with a piece of...