The recent U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges declared unconstitutional any state law which prohibited same-sex marriage. This ruling not only protects a same-sex couple’s right to marry, but also their right to divorce. Divorce laws are governed by state and ...
Read MoreRecently, the Superior Court, in Goodemote v. Goodemote, addressed the issue of whether VA disability benefits are considered marital property to be ...
View MoreThe Superior Court recently issued an opinion concerning whether a grandmother had standing to pursue legal and physical custody against the ...
View MoreThere is no custody court for pets of divorcing parties. So, even though many people consider their pets to be another member of the family, a pet ...
View MoreA recent case decided by the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas demonstrates the ingenuity, even if ineffective, with which some litigants attempt ...
View MoreThe Court’s procedure in relocation of a parent with some custody of a minor child has been codified at 23 Pa.C.S.A. 5337(h): “(h) Relocation factors. ...
View MoreA New Jersey Court recently tackled an issue which arises sometimes early on in custody cases. A presumed father wanted to be present for the birth of ...
View MoreA question as to how parties who are not married in the eyes of the state but who have a committed relationship to each other can protect their status ...
View MoreThe Pennsylvania Legislature has adopted an enumerated list of sixteen factors to decide issues of custody in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 23 ...
View MoreAlimony, spousal support and alimony pendente lite are three separate though similar and sometimes confused concepts which can result in one spouse in ...
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