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Divorce: What Pennsylvania couples can learn from Brad and Angelina

By Elissa C. Goldberg / October 5, 2016

Celebrity divorce generates attention like no other, so the avalanche of media coverage since Angelina Jolie filed divorce papers against Brad Pitt in California on September 19 is no surprise. Thanks to the Los Angeles Times, the Divorce Complaint has been made public, so it’s possible to look at the actual, written record instead of…

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PA Child Support Deviation New Spouses Income Affects Child Support

By Elissa C. Goldberg / May 26, 2016

Pennsylvania Child Support law allows for the courts to award amounts above or below the standard guidelines. This is called deviation. The law provides for deviation from guidelines when taking into consideration factors such as unusual needs or fixed obligations; support obligations to children from previous relationships; other income in the household; the relative assets…

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How Child Support is Calculated in Pennsylvania

By Elissa C. Goldberg / May 24, 2016

Child Support is, understandably, a primary factor of concern for divorcing parents. When a family is intact, there is one home, one grocery budget, one checking account to buy shoes and school supplies and trips to the movies. The separation of domiciles in divorce can mean double living expenses and possibly more or less working…

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