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6/8/12
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 More4/29/12
Family Law Divorce Case Law Updates – April, 2012Divorce Case law updates – April 2012 By Cynthia Bashore, Esquire, Attorney with Blessing Law, In In Notably, the Court also discussed the factors that must be proven for civil contempt: To sustain a finding of civil contempt, the complainant must prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that: (1) the contemnor had notice of the specific order or decree which he is alleged to have disobeyed; (2) the act constituting the...Read More4/26/12
Adoption tax credit set to expire at the end of the yearWhen considering pursuing an adoption, there are many things to look into. Among some of the factors a person might consider may be whether or not to seek an open The adoption tax credit may help many Pennsylvania residents with covering the costs of an adoption. In 2011, the tax credit was refundable up to an amount of $13,360 per child. This means that if a person’s tax bill was less than the tax...Read More4/20/12
Man indicted for failure to pay child supportEven as the national economy begins to rebound, many Pennsylvania residents no doubt continue to suffer from the aftermath of the financial crisis that hit the nation in 2008. Those impacted may well experience tremendous difficulty in meeting their financial obligations, which may include In that vein, readers of this blog may be interested to hear that on April 10, a federal grand jury in Pennsylvania indicted a 49-year-old man for willful failure to...Read More