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3/21/12

Pennsylvania unclaimed property seized for unpaid child support

Obtaining back-due child support can be difficult and even sometimes impossible for many Pennsylvania custodial parents. Part of the problem may be that the non-custodial parent is facing financial hardship and is truly unable to meet his or her financial obligations. However, a lot of times it may not even be possible to locate the non-custodial parent, making it all the more difficult to procure Whatever the case may be, there are fortunately several...

3/14/12

Kelsey Grammer’s child custody battle comes to an end

Although there are many issues in a divorce that may be vigorously contested and fought over, perhaps none is as difficult to resolve as child custody. The parents may have sharply contrasting opinions on how best to raise the child with no simple resolution at hand. In that vein, Pennsylvania residents may be interested to hear about the The two share a 7-year-old son and a 10-year-daughter, and even though Grammer remarried in February...

3/11/12

Older Americans seeking divorce more

Pennsylvania residents may be interested to know that divorce is increasingly changing. People no longer feel pressured to stay in unhappy marriages, and In 1970, just 13 percent of adults between the ages of 46 and 64 were either divorced, separated or had never married to begin with. The comparable figure for 2010 is about a third. Moreover, in just the past 20 years, the divorce rate amongst this age group has increased by...

2/29/12

Child support ruling affects biological fathers

Recently the Pennsylvania Supreme Court passed a ruling on a child support case concerning complicated matters of paternity. The case in question involves an alleged biological father, the mother of the child and the mother’s estranged husband. Ruling that the best interests of the child should be of the utmost concern and that biological fathers may be held more strictly to pay Several years ago, the mother and the purported biological father of the...

2/23/12

Beware cyber-hacking spouses during a divorce

Anyone in Montgomery County that is getting a divorce knows just how important it is to be civil with a future ex-spouse. The more anger and distrust that is present during a divorce, the harder it will be to While going through a divorce is certainly difficult, there is no reason for your soon-to-be ex-husband or -wife to spy on you. In fact, in many cases, it is illegal for a future ex to...