Your wedding vows stated you would stay with your partner "for richer, for poorer." Now you find yourselves in the middle of a divorce and fighting over every penny. You were not thinking of divorce while falling in love, so it is likely you did not take steps to...
Collaborative law for conflict resolution
If you are in the process of a divorce, collaborative law is a useful option for conflict resolution to avoid a fight in court. It is an alternative option to litigation that works toward negotiating an amicable agreement between both parties. The parties need to act...
Opting for a collaborative divorce to customize child custody
Couples ready to call it quits on their marriage may now do so without the conflict and drama of a Pennsylvania courtroom battle. Keystone State lawmakers passed House Bill 1644 in 2018 to help facilitate the process for dissolving a marriage quickly. When spouses...
Pennsylvania grandparents can seek child custody
If you ask enough questions about family law, you start to get the message very quickly. The answer is almost always that the best interest of a child involved will come first. And what about the rights of grandparents in Pennsylvania? You guessed it. First, it...
Three tech tools that may help coordinate custody schedules
Juggling the schedules of each family member can be difficult under the best circumstances. However, after divorce, life can get a little more hectic when custody schedules and communication challenges may be added to the mix. Then, if your child custody schedule...
Who keeps the marital home after a divorce?
Whether you have lived in your home for a few years or several decades, you likely have an emotional attachment to it. You may have raised your kids there, made it your own, created hundreds of fond memories and more. In a divorce, determining the fate of your home...
Divorce doesn’t have to be a long process
Many people dread divorce for many reasons, including a fear that the process will take a long time. While it’s true that more complicated divorces can take longer to complete, there are certain instances where Pennsylvania’s divorce code allows for an expedited...
How to establish a good parenting plan for your kids
You got married, had children, and now you are facing a divorce. It is one of the most frightening experiences for parents, when faced with making legal decisions that impact the welfare of their growing child. You never want to be the source of their pain and...
Want to make your divorce as stress-free as possible?
Deciding to split from a spouse is a big decision, but you have decided it is the right choice for you. Just because you have settled on divorce does not mean you want a bunch of drama. In fact, you would like to avoid as much fighting and stress as possible. A good...
Why Didn’t She Just Leave?
Written by Robert Davidson - Author of THE BEAST I LOVED: A Battered Woman's Desperate Struggle to Survive There are many issues regarding domestic violence, but the one that, to me, is most infuriating, most unfair, and most misunderstood is the most commonly asked...
