Recent Blog Posts
Should You Wait until after the Holidays to Initiate Divorce?
There is never a “good” time to file for divorce. But most couples historically avoided filing during the holidays. After all, the holiday season is stressful enough, especially with a pandemic thrown into the mix. However, Fox News is reporting that divorce lawyers are seeing many more filings during the 2020 holidays. And they… Read More »
Protecting Your Business During Divorce
Many of our clients are small business owners. They work long hours making sure their business is a success, and they are shocked when we explain to them that their spouse might own some of the equity in the business. But that is simply a fact—under Pennsylvania’s property division laws, your spouse might leave… Read More »
Does Divorce Have Financial Benefits?
There is no question that many divorced men and women are shocked by how difficult it is to support themselves when single. This is especially true for people who have spent decades married. When single, a person must fully pay for the full cost of housing, utilities, food, transportation, and other expenses. There is… Read More »
Deviations from the Child Support Formula
Pennsylvania has taken a lot of the guesswork out of child support determinations by creating guidelines. A judge will most often plug in several numbers to a calculator to arrive at an amount that the non-custodial parent must pay every month. However, judges do have the power to deviate from the guideline amount up… Read More »
Military Divorce in Pennsylvania
Getting divorced while serving in the military is a little different than being a member of the general population who is hoping to untie the knot. Certain laws come into play to protect men and women who serve in the military and are out of the state on active duty. If you are in… Read More »
Will You Have to Take a Drug Test in Your Delaware County Divorce?
Drug testing is not unusual in a Pennsylvania divorce, especially during a child custody fight. Generally, the government cannot force people to take drug tests against their will. However, a judge could order one in particular cases. Whether you decide to go along and get tested could dramatically impact your divorce. At Barbara Flum… Read More »
Strategies for Blocking Parental Relocation
Under Pennsylvania law, a custodial parent who wishes to locate must provide written notice to all others who have partial custody rights. Typically, this plays out when a couple divorces and the parent with primary physical custody wants to move the children far away, often out of state. Fortunately, parents with partial physical custody… Read More »
Do You Need a Right of First Refusal Clause in Your Divorce Settlement?
Parents lead busy lives, and some of them will need to be away from home, often for work. To take care of the children while away, the custodial parent might ask a family member to watch the child or hire a babysitter. But why can’t you, as the other parent, have the children during… Read More »
What to Do when Your Children Don’t Want to See Dad (or Mom)
Many divorced parents look forward to those weekends when their children go visit Mom or Dad and they can blessedly have the home to themselves. What happens, though, when your child doesn’t want to go? This is an awkward moment for sure, but there are also legal complications. A child custody order gives the… Read More »
The Number of Foster Care Adoptions Hits a Record High
A report from the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that the number of foster care children being adopted has reached a record high. The number comes from 2018, which is the most recent year with complete data. The study shows that over 63,000 foster care children were adopted in 2018, an increase of nearly 25%… Read More »
