Harrisburg Divorce & Family Lawyer — Foreman & Caraciolo, PC – Attorneys at Law

The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently decided a case challenging a Post-Nuptial Marital Settlement Agreement (MSA), demonstrating the wisdom of involving competent counsel in preparing and executing agreements, either before or after marriage, in resolving equitable distribution, support or other economic issues. (more…)

Divorces can be expensive, emotionally taxing, stressful, unpleasant and derail the best of plans.  Your credit worthiness can also be negatively impacted in a divorce. (more…)

A recent article published at the Yahoo! news website titled, Wife of Millionaire Wins “Unprecedented” Case to Overturn Prenup Agreement detailed a story about a woman who was successful in overturning a prenuptial agreement despite representing herself and with no legal training.  The story explains that a “prenuptial agreement” had been signed four days prior to a planned wedding ceremony and included particular clauses related to real estate and a clause that the prenup would be destroyed upon the birth of the parties first child. Also importantly, the case described took place in New York which may have different rules regarding the validity of a prenup. (more…)

Many veterans receive payments from the U.S. government for service-connected disabilities.  Spousal support and alimony laws vary state by state, while veteran benefits are regulated by the federal government. (more…)

Learn about the roles and responsibilities of the Divorce Master and how that impacts you. (more…)

There has been a substantial question for some period of time as to whether a cause of action, such as a personal injury arising from an automobile accident, which a party to a marriage suffers after the marriage but before separation, is distributable as a marital asset in a divorce proceeding where a claim is unliquidated at the date of separation and a settlement or damage award occurs after the date of separation.
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