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6/27/12
Dwyane Wade and ex-wife face visitation and child custody issuesProfessional basketball player Dwyane Wade has recently been experiencing conflicts with his ex-wife over their child custody visitation schedule. After divorcing in 2010, the NBA superstar was awarded custody of his two young sons in March 2011. The most recent problems with his ex-wife appear to stem from visitation disagreements. In Pennsylvania divorce cases, as with other states, working out Wade requested suspension of his ex-wife’s visitation rights after she reportedly delayed the boys’...Read More6/19/12
House passes legislation seeking to enforce international child supportRecently, in support of helping states further enforce child support obligations, the House passed legislation seeking to ratify an international child support treaty. Among other states, this may mean a much faster process of collection for Pennsylvania parents awaiting The measure seeks to ratify the 2007 Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance. It is still awaiting Senate action. So far, the treaty has been signed...Read More6/16/12
Revisiting child custody agreements for growing childrenWhen spouses in Pennsylvania and across the United States come to the decision to divorce, a lot of difficult and time-consuming factors have to be taken into consideration. While splitting assets can be frustrating, nothing brings more hardship than splitting parenting time when it comes to the children involved. Typically, a In a recent news article, the issue of revisiting child custody arrangements was discussed. What may have worked as an arrangement when a...Read More6/8/12
Is video game addiction wreaking havoc on your marriage?What’s the best video game system of today: Wii? Playstation 3? XBox 360? With various systems out there, it’s hard to determine the best one, but that’s not really what the concern is for many people. In fact, the problem may lie within what the video games could cause: Many residents of Pennsylvania divorce for other reasons than video games. Most would divorce their spouses over financial aspects of the marriage, alcohol problems or...Read More5/28/12
Cohabitation agreements: Yay or nay?Prenuptial agreements are common for couples who are about to get married and want some type of document that outlines how property will be divided — among other things — in the event of a divorce. In today’s day and age, however, more couples in Pennsylvania and the rest of the U.S. are actually living together for years before marriage, some without the intent to ever get married. While not all couples would like to...Read More5/23/12
Tips on protecting your finances throughout the divorce processMost people don’t ask for divorce. For a marriage in which someone provided their all and received nothing or little in return, it is just a difficult circumstance to deal with. And when the marriage lasted for years and all of a sudden comes to an end, it is even more devastating. However, no matter how emotionally tasking a When couples are married for some time, they generally have joint banking accounts as well...Read More5/19/12
Financial affidavits in divorceIn a divorce, there are several documents that a Pennsylvania resident should gather. Some of these documents may be items such as deeds, insurance contracts and loan documents that are not necessarily required but are nonetheless helpful to have on hand. However, some documents, such as a financial affidavit, may be required by the court in a A financial affidavit is a document that outlines four important things: income, expenses, assets and debt. It...Read More5/9/12
Neon Deion Sanders’ divorce gets uglyAs Pennsylvania readers may have observed, the matrimonial woes for former NFL great Deion Sanders and his wife, Pilar Sanders, continue. Until recently, they have been sharing the matrimonial residence as they work through what appears to be an increasingly stressful and adversarial The latest troubles started when Pilar was arrested and booked for assault last month concerning an altercation in the family home. That led to the wife and mother being banned form...Read More5/5/12
Family Case Law – DIVORCE: Equitable DistributionFamily Law Case Law Update – Divorce: Equitable Distribution, May 2012 By Cynthia Bashore, Esquire, Attorney, In In this case of first impression, the Court addressed the United States Supreme Court’s decision in In the instant case, the Court ruled that the increase in value of Husband’s veteran’s benefits were marital property subject to equitable distribution because Husband failed to meet the third prong of the If you have questions regarding...Read More5/2/12
Spying not worth the potential cost in a divorcePennsylvania couples going through divorce may be interested in a new trend presenting itself around the nation. Spying is becoming ever more popular due to an increase in low-cost, high-tech gadgetry. With an ability to tuck a tiny recording device into someone’s cellphone or purse, Normally when people think of spying, they think of movies or politics. However, with the quick and easy availability of domestic spying devices, all one needs is a quick...Read More