Division of assets in divorce includes splitting the equity in the marital house. As I have discussed previously, the fastest, cleanest option is for both parties to move out, sell the property, jointly clear their mortgage and split what is left over. But what if one spouse wants to remain in the house and cannot…
Read MoreDivorce among military families can be emotionally and logistically complicated. One area of military divorce just got tougher: how the federal government splits military pensions between divorcing spouses. The new appropriations and authorization for 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, signed by President Obama on December 23, 2016, contained the first changes (Sec. 641 of S.…
Read MoreAs of December 4, 2016, divorce is faster in Pennsylvania for those seeking to use Section 3301(d) of the Divorce Code for a no-fault divorce by separation. Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Act 102 on October 4, 2016, to be implemented 60 days later. Act 102 shortens the waiting period to one year (it was two…
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