Child custody matters can be emotional and heart-wrenching for Pennsylvania residents who are embroiled in such a dispute. However, the more one knows about the law in such cases, the better equipped one will be for dealing with the emotional and legal aspects of such...
Pennsylvania fathers have the right to spend time with their children. It is as simple as that. Barring the father's voluntary forfeiture of his child custody rights, and provided that he is a law abiding citizen, there should not be any reason why a father does not...
A research scientist has put out new figures regarding divorce rates in Pennsylvania and the rest of the United States, and the results of her research are positive. Apparently, the commonly believed notion that 50 percent of marriages fail is not actually correct. In...
Even though every divorce is different and not every Pennsylvania resident experiences horror stories relating to division of assets or child custody, some of the following pieces of information may be important to keep in mind before pulling the trigger on divorce...
Establishing who is the father of a particular child is vital -- both to the parents and to the child. However, it is not uncommon in Pennsylvania and other areas of the country for the wrong man to be named as the father of a child. When this happens, either parent...
Chris Rock, a world-famous comedian, is going to be getting a divorce from his wife. The couple has been married for almost two decades—19 years—and has children together. Their two daughters are 12 years old and 10 years old. No reason was given for the divorce,...
The best interests of the child is a commonly-used term in family law matters, particularly when courts are hearing child custody petitions. According to the Child Welfare Information Gateway, no all-inclusive definition of the term exists. However, with a little...
Child custody disagreements during divorce court proceedings are perhaps the most difficult that any parent will ever have to endure. In the state of Pennsylvania, courts strive to decide child custody arrangements in a way that is in the best interest of the child...
Many parts of the law are laid out in strict terms so that the same thing is done each and every time. However, for the division of marital property in Pennsylvania, this is anything but true. Each case ends up a bit different, so it is hard to pin down exactly how...
Child custody agreements must first be reviewed by a Pennsylvania family court before it can be approved. During this review, courts will analyze several important factors, the most important of which being the best interest of the child. It is, therefore, vital to...