My Spouse Cheated, I Get Everything in the Divorce Right? Getting divorced is always a highly emotional and stressful period for those involved, even when things end on relatively good terms. But any time adultery is involved, the emotions can sky rocket. The spouse who was cheated on is justifiably upset and are often times looking for some form of
Why Emails and Text Messages Have Become Essential Elements of the Custody Case As I discussed in part one of this series, which you can read about here, there are 16 factors that the court in Pennsylvania must consider when deciding custody cases. One of those custody factors is the level of conflict between the parties and their willingness to
The Philadelphia Probate Process and Selling Family Real Estate A major and very common issue that I come across as a probate and real estate attorney in Philadelphia (the Pennsylvania suburbs and New Jersey as well!), is the question of what to do with a piece of residential real estate after the owner, someone in a client’s family, dies. For
The Do’s and Don’ts of Your Custody Case Getting divorced or separated is one of the most emotionally draining experiences one can go through. That stress increases exponentially when children are involved. The hope is that most parents will be able to put their differences aside and come to an agreement on custody without getting the court involved. Unfortunately, in
Rent to Own Contracts in Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, a question that comes across my desk quite often involves rent-to-own scenarios. This comes to me from either direction, either you are a Pennsylvania homeowner, and you have a tenant that wants to purchase your property, but doesn’t have the funds or the credit to do it outright, or I also get tenants
Will I Be Forced to Pay Alimony Forever? The payment of alimony is a major concern for many spouses thinking of getting divorced or already in the midst of it. In both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, a spouse can be required to pay alimony after the divorce is finalized. This means that you could be required to pay your ex-spouse
If you live or work in Pennsylvania you have, by now, no doubt heard about how our state legalized medical marijuana. If you haven’t, the key takeaway is that Governor Tom Wolf on April 17, 2016 signed SB 3 (The “Medical Marijuana Act”) into law, making Pennsylvania the 24th state (and only the second Commonwealth, after MA) to legalize medical
Financial Planning for Divorce: Is it Ever Too Early? Is it ever too early to start planning for a divorce? Sadly, the answer is “no.” While nobody enters into a marriage thinking it will end in divorce, for many couples, this will be the ultimate outcome. That does not mean the day after the wedding couples should start writing their
Yesterday, in the middle of a meditation, I had a thought about a case. A good thought, actually, about a strategy I was formulating for handling how to help a couple of clients structure a real estate investment trust. A golden nugget of a thought, and on a Saturday no less. The thing is, I had sat at my
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