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PENNSYLVANIA CUSTODY: Who gets custody of our kids?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / March 27, 2017

Custody actions for minor children in Pennsylvania come under the stringent guidelines of the state’s Divorce Code, which have been refined and shaped by multiple opinions of the State Supreme Court that “removes that area of law from the realm of caprice.” This means Pennsylvania Divorce Code contains a catalog of criteria developed to help…

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Divorce: Is My Pet Part of Custody or Property Distribution?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / March 6, 2017

Divorce law in Pennsylvania, as in most states, treats animals and pets as property, not family members. So, when it comes to deciding who gets the dog, this conversation falls under the laws of Equitable Distribution, not Custody. In other words, the dog is treated the same as furniture in discussions of asset division. Alaska…

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Divorce: The Legal Meaning of Love

By Elissa C. Goldberg / February 14, 2017

What’s divorce got to do with Love? Read here again a blog I posted two years ago on what the Courts say….. Valentine’s Day is here and Love is in the air …. Or is it? The interesting case of Bunger v. Bungerin 1958 offers a glimpse of how the legal world tries to grapple…

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