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Pennsylvania Family Law Changes 2018

By Elissa C. Goldberg / December 31, 2018

Pennsylvania family law changes in 2018 significantly impacted the rights of persons divorcing or adopting, and their children. Looking backward over this past year, here are a few statewide and federal legal changes that will affect divorce law, support calculations, custody, alimony and guardianship. Collaborative Law Act. I always feel that sitting at a table…

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How to Inventory for Asset Division in Divorce

By Elissa C. Goldberg / March 19, 2018

Asset Division is typically one of the most complicated conversation couples must have in divorce. The task of laying out and tallying marital assets and debts can be emotionally simplified by looking at it as a document gathering exercise rather than an argument. Amidst the volatile emotions of divorce, separating finances is a dollars and…

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Property Division in Divorce: Are lawsuit payouts considered marital property?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / September 29, 2017

Part of Property Division in a divorce is the consideration of future payments that will come due as the result of action taken during the marriage. This may take the form of bonuses or salary earned but not yet paid, insurance payments coming to cover incidents that occurred during the marriage, or the anticipated future…

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