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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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Collaborative Law Act passed by Pennsylvania State House

By Elissa C. Goldberg / December 11, 2017

The Pennsylvania Collaborative Law Act (HB 1644-PCLA) was passed by the state House on December 6, 2017 and will now be sent to the Senate for deliberation and a vote. The bill, which would make the legal process of collaborative law more uniform across the state, took two and a half years to get from…

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Collaborative Law Divorce Act to Be Introduced in PA Legislature

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 16, 2015

Messy, adversarial divorces are out. Collaborative law divorces are in. Collaborative law divorce is when both parties separately retain specially trained collaborative law attorneys. Both parties and their counsel then sit down together with the goal of reaching a settlement in a civil manner and, most importantly, avoiding a trial. Collaborative divorce is, in essence,…

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