Console Matison LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Matison has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for 2017. Each year only 2.5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive the Rising Star honor. The list will be published in the June 2017 issue of Philadelphia Magazine and nationwide in Super Lawyers Magazine. The selections are made by the research team
The Operating Agreement for My LLC: Key Elements and Pitfalls By far the most common type of new company at the moment is the LLC, the limited liability company. Upon a cursory glance, I couldn’t locate any statistics about exactly how many new LLCs are formed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey each year. Looking at the statistics for Console Matison,
Navigating Health Insurance During a Divorce A major concern for many today is the rising cost of health insurance and whether they even will have coverage in the near future. This too can be added to the list of issues and stresses that couples deal with during a divorce. Particularly for the spouse that stays at home or is self-employed,
Using Private Money to Fund My Real Estate Deal in Pennsylvania and New Jersey: A Lawyer’s Take My name is Joseph Console from Console Matison. LLP. I am a real estate attorney in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania and South Jersey burbs, though I venture into North Jersey on occasion. If you are involved in the real estate industry and
I’m Ready for a Divorce…Now What? A Discussion About Separation Once someone makes the decision to divorce, one of the biggest concerns and rightfully so, is what will happen when the couple first separates. There is already so much stress and emotion involved in just the decision to end a marriage, but when you add in money, kids, and the
New Opportunities at Console Matison and Should I Put My Pennsylvania Real Estate Into an LLC or Buy It Myself? If you follow my blog or know me in the real world as a person, you know that I am an attorney in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and I primarily work on items related to real estate law. As of
Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Civil Unions to Divorce The Pennsylvania courts have made life easier for those couples who entered into a civil union in another state and now want to divorce in Pennsylvania. Since Pennsylvania did not allow same-sex marriages until May 2014, many were left to marry or enter into civil unions in other states. Up until the December
Pennsylvania Lease Agreements with Options to Purchase Back in May of this year, I wrote a blog called ‘Rent to Own Contracts in Pennsylvania’ which you can read here. I couldn’t think of a clever title for the blog, because Rent to Own Contracts might be the most boring topic I could possibly blog about. Ok, that is not necessarily true,
Will I Be Forced to Sell My House If I Get Divorced? One of the biggest concerns clients have about getting divorced is whether they will be forced to sell their house. In most cases, the house is the highest valued asset both monetarily and sentimentally. Whether the couple lived in it for two years or thirty years, the house
The Lis Pendens in Pennsylvania: A Good Tool If you work in the Philadelphia (and Pennsylvania generally) real estate market, you have certainly at least heard of the infamous ‘lis pendens,’ though you might not know what it is or how it can help you. A lis pendens is a latin term and is defined as, “a pending legal action,
Pennsylvania Cuts Divorce Waiting Period in Half On October 5, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law legislation that will reduce the waiting period for no-fault divorces in Pennsylvania from two years down to one year. The law applies to new divorce complaints being filed after December 3, 2016. The key here is “new” complaints. Unfortunately, the law will not
Is a Prenup Right for Me? As a couple is happily planning their big day, neither of them wants to think that their marriage could end in divorce. While some may view prenups as a sign that you are giving up on the marriage before you even say your “I dos,” for many others, it is viewed as an essential
