Divorce

It might help you to understand that when two people get married, from that day until the day of their final separation there is not so much a "you...

Do I need to go to court before relocating with my minor?

Relocation with a child has recently become a "hot" issue in Pennsylvania family law. A very specific set of standards went into effect in 2011,...

Can changes be made to a pretrial memorandum the day of a hearing?

Judges get a wide discretion. The courtroom may be relatively small for a kingdom, but within its walls the judge is absolute monarch. Since...

What rights does father have if he rescinds Acknowledgement of Paternity?

Paternity has this in common with pregnancy: either this man is a father, or he isn't. He doesn't get to have it both ways. He already knows that...

Can I still get child support?

I'm afraid that door is almost certainly closed to you. As far as the law is concerned you are an emancipated adult, and unless your parents...

I believe I overpaid child support to my ex. No court-order. Is it possilble to get credited back? we share custody.

As others have remarked, without knowing more about your respective incomes there is no way for a lawyer to offer an opinion about whether you are...

When You Can No Longer Afford Divorce Counsel

One of the options I offer clients in this situation is to step my services back from being counselor-and-advocate to being only a counselor. You...

The answer may depend heavily on what the contract says. Look for a provision in the contract that declares it to be binding upon heirs and...

Is there any reason to file for spousal support without filing for divorse?

There is often a reason to file for spousal support without filing for divorce. The odds are strong that one spouse will not be able to begin...

Can a natural father's rights be revoked?

Your instinct about adoption is correct; that is the only pathway open to you to have the natural father's rights terminated. It seems to have...