As Spring came this year, the news was filled with reports that we would see an especially large crop of ciccadas this year as the 13 year brood is coming at the same time as their 17 year cousins. But
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Alimony & the Cohabitation Dilemma
In 1980 Pennsylvania revised its 1929 Divorce Code and for the first time allowed post divorce alimony. It was a tough legislative battle with conservative forces professing concern that divorce would become ubiquitous. One of the provisions which made the
Top 5 Tips to Prepare for Your Initial Meeting with an Attorney About Your Divorce
Before you meet with an attorney for the first time to discuss your divorce or the possibility of a divorce, you should prepare for the meeting in advance to maximize your time with the attorney. Here are five tips to
The N.Y.Times Offers a History Lesson in Retirement Anxiety
The beauty of studying history is that it some times sews together a credible narrative. We have written a fair amount about America’s anxiety, both financial and political. But today’s podcast, an interview with Michael Steinberger offered a history of
Some Resources & Updates Relating to Genetic Testing for Paternity
We have written a couple of times about the 23&Me phenomenon and the chance that those who enter this unknown world come back not just surprised but possibly creeped out by their quest for ancestral knowledge. USA Today published on
The Current Real Estate Market: And We Thought Divorce was Crazy.
One of the things young lawyers are taught when they begin to practice is that law school offers no training in how to manage client expectations. When clients search for lawyers they typically do so expecting justice and to get
Perils of the 401K to IRA Rollover; Spouses Beware
Earlier today I happened upon a really important article accenting the dangers of what often starts as an entirely innocent transaction. A site called the Street.com publishes a variety of articles about retirement and investing. The one I read was
Superior Court Finds Income is Income Until it Isn’t
For time immemorial Pennsylvania’s appellate law has held that people who have children have a duty to deploy their resources to see that those children are adequately support. Child support is a “priority” obligation. “The duty to support one’s child
Pennsylvania’s Child Abuse Hotline (“Child Line”) Explained
I recently spoke with Lisa Kane Brown – a Montgomery County, PA area attorney with considerable experience in juvenile matters and as a guardian ad litem – about Pennsylvania’s child abuse hotline, commonly known as “Child Line.” Child Line is
Struggling to Manage the Unmanageable Adult Child?
One does not expect to see an article about individual mental illness and efforts to manage it on the front page of the Wall Street Journal. But these are extraordinary times in the sense that we are seeing lots of