Suppose you’re contemplating or have already filed for divorce; you likely anticipate some complexity regarding the division of your marital assets and debts. One concern you might have is whether you are responsible for your spouse’s debt accumulated during the...
Divorce is never an easy topic to discuss. However, when a couple has been married for several years, it is often a surprise to everyone when one partner decides to end the marriage. What are some special considerations in a gray divorce? An upward trend While the...
People who are divorcing have a lot of things that they have to work through. These cases are challenging even in the best of circumstances, but they’re much more complex if one person is a narcissist. If you’re facing a divorce that involves someone who has...
Dissolving a marriage you thought would last forever is not easy. However, besides the challenge of ending your marriage in itself, there are several obstacles to overcome. Here are four of them: 1. Unfulfilled dreams Admitting that some of the dreams you had...
Under Pennsylvania law, you can file for a fault-based divorce. This could happen if your spouse committed adultery, deserted you, endangered your life, created an intolerable living situation or was sentenced to prison. These are just a few examples of fault-based...
There are certainly divorce cases all year around, in every month of the year. At the same time, however, statistics show that these cases do tend to spike at certain times. Notably, two of the biggest spikes are in August and in March. What this means is that divorce...
You may have heard people say that money is the main reason for divorce. And it is involved in many different divorce cases. It’s often a source of contention during property division when couples cannot agree on how to split up the assets that they own. But would...
In the past, for couples to pursue a divorce there must have been fault. In other words, one spouse must have acted unreasonably, such as committing adultery. Nowadays, all U.S. states, including Pennsylvania allow no-fault divorces. Essentially, this means that blame...
There’s legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature that would help judges determine how “custody” of pets would be determined in divorces if a couple can’t work out an agreement on their own. That would make Pennsylvania one of the increasing...
If you are like most people, the thought of going through a divorce fills you with anxiety, especially if it is the first (and hopefully only) time. You can and should strive to prepare for your divorce and its possible effects as thoroughly as possible. However, you...
