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Family Law: Wear Purple Oct. 20 to support Domestic Violence victims

By Elissa C. Goldberg / October 19, 2016

Family law: October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month and tomorrow, October 20, 2016, is the national purple day when you can wear purple to show your support for victims. Actually, the National Network to Eliminate Domestic Violence calls for wearing purple all month long. Tomorrow is meant to be the apex purple event. Domestic…

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Family Law: October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month

By Elissa C. Goldberg / October 17, 2016

Sadly, in family law we do encounter victims of violence in the home. So we support the national Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October and provide the following links as a public service. Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a national event, is meant to increase knowledge of ways to identify and help those who suffer from violence…

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Pennsylvania waiting period in divorce drops to one year

By Elissa C. Goldberg / October 10, 2016

Divorce Attorney Elissa C. Goldberg can help you navigate the new law reducing the wait time on contested divorces from two years of separation to one year. Gov. Tom Wolf, on Oct. 4, 2016, signed into law Act 102, which Amends Title 23 (Domestic Relations) to allow for only a one-year separation as grounds for…

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