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Transgender Family Law Issues

By Elissa C. Goldberg / August 4, 2017

Transgender legal issues are not confined to enrollment in the military, bathroom rights or inclusion or exclusion from governmental senior citizen surveys.  Transgender individuals, like any other Americans, also grapple with family law issues such as custody, name change, spousal or child support and divorce. When it comes to divorce, Pennsylvania state law sees no…

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Spousal Support in Pennsylvania: Mortgage Deviation

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 31, 2017

Mortgage deviation is part of a Spousal Support Calculation. It is the way Pennsylvania Divorce Code acknowledges that in divorce, one spouse typically stays in a marital home to which a mortgage is often attached. It can create financial hardship for the remaining spouse to pay the entire monthly mortgage payment by himself or herself, particularly if that spouse…

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Collaborative Law and Divorce in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

By Elissa C. Goldberg / June 26, 2017

Collaborative Law is a different approach to divorce. Couples seeking to stay at the negotiating table without involving the courts are often drawn to this relatively new method of traversing the divorce process. Below is a description of how Collaborative Law works, which I’ve reprinted from the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals website, to encourage…

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