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Telling Your Ex You Are Dating

By Jennifer Gardella / July 16, 2024

Whether or not you tell your ex that you are dating depends on a number of factors, including the age of your children (if any), how long you’ve been divorced, and how comfortable your relationship is with your ex. If you have no children or your children are grown and out of the house, you…

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Lump Sum for Child Support: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

By Jennifer Gardella / February 19, 2024

At first glance, the idea of paying all your child support up front so you don’t have to worry about it anymore sounds like a great idea. Except, it’s not, for multiple reasons.  First, while a parent can divorce a spouse, a parent can’t divorce a child. Pennsylvania considers your responsibility to support your child…

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The Stay-at-Home Mother and Divorce

By Jennifer Gardella / November 15, 2023

Divorce is a difficult adjustment for everyone who goes through it, but it represents a much more dramatic change for stay-at-home moms than for mothers who work outside the home, even part-time.  Mothers rarely are able to stay at home full-time after divorce. Therefore, as soon as you suspect you will be divorcing, a stay-at-home…

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