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Stop Fighting and Start Mediating Your Divorce

By Jennifer Gardella / June 24, 2022

Most couples who are going through a divorce do not have good communication skills by the time I see them. Besides the baggage from a deteriorating marriage, once the decision to divorce has been made, many couples stop thinking like couples and start thinking like individuals who are trying to protect their assets and “win”…

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Pennsylvania Divorce: What is the legal date of separation?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / August 9, 2019

In separating property during a divorce, the date of separation is an important legal moment. It determines the difference between marital and non-marital property and debt. In Pennsylvania, there is no such thing as “legal” separation – you are either married or you aren’t. Still, determining a date of separation is important as it starts…

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Pennsylvania: Common Mistakes In High Asset Divorces

By Elissa C. Goldberg / January 30, 2018

Divorce is difficult, financially and emotionally. This is a given. Even in the most amiable of separations, the discussion of assets and debts can easily become clouded by feelings of guilt, anger, embarrassment, defensiveness, even vindictiveness. In marriages with high assets, emotions can be heightened. Typically, one of the spouses is more financially savvy than…

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