We live in some extraordinary times; ones where citizens seem to think that they can or sometimes must take the law into their own hands. The idea that a parent could be guilty of a misdemeanor, let alone a felony,…

Ask anyone being married for the first time why he or she should have a premarital agreement and the answer is commonly: “Why would I, I don’t really own anything?” followed quickly by the romantic sentiment, “and besides, I don’t…

Child custody trials can be interesting; alas, not as riveting as the clients seem to think. The Parnell trial pitted an ex Army ranger turned novelist/ U.S. Senate candidate against his former wife. The stakes were three children ranging in…

The November 10 Wall Street Journal stuck a pin in an otherwise accepted “truth”; that post secondary education is always a good investment. In a front page article titled “A $115,000 U.S.C. Degree Yields Low Pay, Huge Debts” the Journal…

2018 was a momentous tax year for family lawyers. Congress changed all the rules and the ones abandoning the tax exemption for alimony came as a special surprise. All of us know the Tax Code was changed in other aspects…

About 15 years ago, I recall chatting with a colleague from Bucks County who practiced family law but also maintained a general practice. She informed me that she was starting to sue adult children on behalf of nursing homes which…