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If there is a Custody Order or Agreement in place, follow the Order/Agreement

I have previously blogged about the permanent alimony , imputation and lifestyle aspects of the Gnall case decided by the Appellate Division last week.

The January 28 edition of Terry Gross’ Fresh Air distributed by National Public Radio featured an interview with the chair of the University of Pennsylvania Neurology Department, Frances Jensen.

Family law practitioners know that in this area of practice, perhaps more so than in any other practice, hearsay statements are often an important part of motions...

With the holidays come engagements, leading to wedding plans, and, for some couples, the possibility of a prenuptial agreement.

Since the inception of equitable distribution in Pennsylvania on July 1, 1980 the law has consistently been that courts have power to divide marital property.

Recently promoted to of counsel at the firm, Erica and I first met in 2007 when we found ourselves on opposing sides of a number of cases.

This edition of Attorney Spotlight highlights one of my honored New York City colleagues in Blank Rome's Matrimonial & Family Law group—Marilyn B. Chinitz.

In 2020, the Pennsylvania Superior Court heard an appeal in Tomasovich v. Tomasovich. The Court recently issued an opinion in the matter...

may easy enough, but preparing a budget in divorce proceedings, or when even just contemplating a separation or divorce can seem next to impossible.

Continuing with last week’s blog theme, wherein I discussed the perils of dealing with an opposing party in a post-divorce matter where he believes that he got a "bad deal" in the prior divorce proceeding, today’s topic focuses on the lawyer who essentially morphs into his client during the course of a matter to the point where the litigant cannot do anything without the lawyer saying "yay" or "nay."

The recent Superior Court decision In re Adoption of M.R.D. and T.M.D. offers a new challenge in the context of who can be an adoptive parent.

It didn’t take long for the marriage licenses issued by Montgomery County Register of Wills, D. Bruce Hanes, to come under fire.

Scott N. Weston was featured in The Boom Box article, "Chris Brown's Child Custody Battle Explained by Family Lawyer Scott Weston."

The amended alimony law that went into effect in late 2014 raised many questions as to the meaning of its terms and how such terms will be applied, especially as to how a payor's retirement impacts upon an existing alimony obligation.

The Delaware State Senate has recently passed House Bill 75, otherwise known as the Marriage Equality Act, by a vote of 12 in favor and 9 opposed.

The below written update has been provided by JACQUELINE MOTYL, ESQUIRE from our Taxation and Wealth Planning Group.

As the summer winds down and kids start back to school, a lot of folks decide to take their first real step in the divorce process.