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Child Custody When One Parent Lives Overseas

By Jennifer Gardella / March 12, 2023

When parents have joint custody or one parent has partial physical custody rights, the courts generally rule that it is in the best interests of the child for both parents to be able to easily and conveniently remain in the child’s life and stay involved in important activities or decisions associated with the child. In…

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Cohabitation, Remarriage and Alimony

By Jennifer Gardella / February 15, 2023

In PA, most court-ordered alimony (also called spousal support) is immediately terminated upon the marriage or cohabitation of the spouse receiving the support. Since spousal support is calculated based on many factors, including age, length of marriage, income and income potential, and standard of living, it is reasonable to assume that if an ex-spouse remarries,…

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Are You Ready to Divorce? Hoping to Keep Your Divorce Civil?

By Jennifer Gardella / December 15, 2022

If you want to keep your Bucks County divorce civil, you should want to keep it out of court. Civil court, which includes family court, is a misnomer when it comes to divorce. It is not at all conducive to keeping things “civil.” The family court system is overburdened, causing the divorce process to draw…

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