The holiday season is often a time when couples in Pennsylvania experiencing marital challenges work extra hard to hold their families together. Some people use this season to correct their paths and try to save their marriages altogether. Other people may agree...
Alimony
When is alimony awarded in Pennsylvania?
If you are going through a Pennsylvania divorce, you are likely worried about your financial obligations post-divorce, or, on the flipside, your financial situation. The purpose of alimony is not to punish one spouse, but rather, to ease the burden of the lesser...
How can you divide your assets?
When residents in Pennsylvanian go through a divorce, you're going to be dealing with things like property and asset division. This is where , come in, as we can help guide you through the process as simply and easily as possible. First,...
2-time WNBA MVP ordered to make one-time alimony payment
Many may go into divorce proceedings in Reading thinking that an award of alimony to one side will be automatic. They may be unpleasantly surprised to find out that alimony is not a given. Spousal support is not meant to be punitive towards one side in a divorce...
How does the new tax law affect my spousal support payments?
If you are a divorced Pennsylvania resident who pays or receives spousal support, you should know how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress late last year and signed into law by President Trump on Dec. 22, 2017, affects your payments. As Market Watch explains,...
Spousal support to undergo tax change
Dividing assets and debts when getting divorced can be one of the hardest parts of coming to an agreement during a divorce for couples in Pennsylvania. This is in part related to how hard it can be to part with hard-earned assets but it may also be challenging as the...
Can you live off of your alimony payments?
As half of a divorcing Pennsylvanian couple, you may have some questions about alimony payments. Just how long do these payments last? How much money will you be receiving? Will you be able to securely live off of it? The Legal Dictionary states that alimony payments...
Do divorced women still need alimony?
This is one of the best times in history to be a woman in the United States. A mere century ago, women lacked the right to vote and were generally treated as property by their husbands. Now, women have the same legal rights as men and can be just as successful....