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July 12, 2020

Going through a divorce can make you feel like you are all alone in the world, and if you are separated from your spouse, then social distancing to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 can be doubly isolating.

June 22, 2020

When you decide to divorce, one of the issues that occupies your mind is how your divorce will affect your children in the short term or long term. Will they be angry that you broke up the family they have known all their lives?

June 22, 2020

What is the best part of Christmas? If you answered, “the gift exchange on the morning of December 23rd,” then you must be sharing parenting time with your ex-spouse. Likewise, you might think that the best part of Thanksgiving weekend is making Advent calendars with your children on Sunday evening.

June 21, 2020

In recent decades, an increasing number of well-compensated professions require their practitioners to have university degrees, but at the same time, the cost of a university education has risen exponentially. Many young adults find student debt casting a long shadow over their futures.

June 21, 2020

It hurts when you find out your spouse has been lying to you, but it is even worse when you find out that your spouse has lost money that you spent years earning, especially if years went by before you found out how badly your spouse’s behavior affected your financial situation.

June 20, 2020

Divorce can disrupt virtually every aspect of your life, from your relationship with your children to your holiday plans and customs, to your personal financial goals and your progress toward them. If you are an employee of a company, you might feel like work is the only thing in your life that is going well.

June 20, 2020

Unless there is evidence to the contrary, the family courts in Pennsylvania assume that co-parents can get along well enough to treat each other with respect and communicate with each other about their children. For example, most parenting plans stipulate that Dad will drive the children to Mom’s house at the end of his parenting time and will notify her by phone if he will be late.

June 20, 2020

When you read a news story about a woman murdered by her ex-husband or ex-boyfriend, you usually find out that there were warning signs long before the crime took place. Perhaps the victim changed residences several times so that her ex could not find her.

June 20, 2020

Pennsylvania law has recognized same-sex marriage since 2014, when the federal government made it illegal for states to ban marriages between two men or two women. The Pennsylvania Department of Health does not keep data on which marriages are same-sex and which are opposite sex, but the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there are over 19,000 same-sex married couples in Pennsylvania.

June 20, 2020

When you break up with someone after a few months of dating, your only losses are emotional ones; in the beginning, you miss your ex and are indignant that he or she dumped you. Soon, you start to feel better, after you listen to your favorite song that your ex hated and hang out with your old friends who appreciate you more than your ex ever did.