Early in this writer’s career lawyers used to have to be careful about possible capital gains tax on the sale of a personal residence. Before 1997 the exclusion was $125,000 per spouse and $250,000 if the taxpayers filed jointly. In
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Legal Terror: A Look at Infamous In Terrorem Clauses
In this day, it seems just wrong to even write a word incorporating “terror.” It seems as if terrorism is everywhere and one place we could hope to elude it would be in contract drafting. Yet, as we shall see,
Appellate Gambols: April Fool’s Edition
Gambols: an act of running or jumping about playfully.
In the days before digital printers, anyone who appealed a trial court ruling needed to find a printing company to print both his appellate brief and the record of the trial
My Ex Sold Our House for Huge Money. Why No Change in My Support?
April Fools brought us a panel decision in Smedley v. Smedley (312 EDA 2023) which takes on the issue of whether home sales or other “one time” transactions are a basis to seek modification of child support or alimony awards.
Divorce Lawyers Facing Their Own Navigation Issues as Social Security Veers Off Course.
It’s an unfortunate week to make the comparison but it is an apt one for the very reason we saw as the tragedy in Baltimore unfolded early Tuesday morning. Then, a ship appears to have temporarily lost power and control,
Hearsay Is Admissible: Just Unlock the Back Door
Just about everyone who has tried a custody case has been called upon to present a “school choice” dispute. These are the ones where Springfield High is pitted against Bayside High or Chilton Prep in the race to see which
Lessons for Coping with the Flaming TeenAge
This writer has a home outside of Philadelphia that was once owned by a motion picture director of minor note named Irvin “Shorty” Yeaworth. Yeaworth became known for producing the early sci-fi hit the “Blob” in 1958 but two years
We Don’t Like Each Other But Can’t Afford to End it.
There are some fascinating topics related to divorce swimming out there in the electronic world. And one we just saw is a new phenomenon where couples are deciding it’s over in every sense except the official one called divorce.
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Living in Grandma’s Property and off her Money Does Not Confer Standing to Her
We have done a lot of complaining lately about some pretty bizarre cases. Then, along comes Schultz v. Schultz and Passetti; an important case that merits being published because it makes important law and is a credit to the litigants
Your Teen’s Identity: A Place Divorced Parents Need to Protect
We just posted a piece about how parents can get into financial trouble while trying to cushion their children from the harsh reality that divorced couples have less to contribute to expensive child activities. Parental guilt can often really tax