What are the chances that judge will decide to divide both my husband's pension and 401k? Can this chance be equal to zero?

Before you address the question of what might or might not be divided, you need to figure out what is, and what is not, marital property. If...

If you think that resolving that question will break the log-jam in your negotiations, and if the expense and effort of doing so is justified by...

My fiancee passed just recently, would be considered common law?

You refer to your late partner as your fiancee, which suggests to me that the two of you planned to be married. Unfortunately for your situation,...

If a parent is paying child support for their child, do they have legal rights to see the child?

Child custody in Pennsylvania is not a "pay to play" proposition. As was said by the prior respondent, the obligation to support a child and the...

Is there anyway i can terminate my parental rights and responsibilities.

To expand on what has been said by others: the hook that keeps you in the situation is that as much as you never signed on to be a parent, neither...

Parents not married has my granddaughter for 9yrs. Would like to see her more often.

Where custody matters are concerned I recommend being proactive, and sometimes aggressively so. Your description of your situation makes it seem...

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Divorce and taxes

Filing for divorce, by itself, will have no tax consequences for you; you are just as married the day after you file for divorce, as you were on...

If you used the right form for your Divorce Complaint, you may not need to amend at all. Without a review of the paperwork you filed I cannot say...

If i sell a property given to me in equitable distribution, does it get calculated as income for child support?

Generally, the value of your property should not be counted as "income" for support purposes except to the extent that it either (a) produces...

I have a custody hearing tomorrow morning, do I need take my 7 y/o

In my experience, judges prefer to minimize a young child's involvement in a custody case except to the extent that circumstances make necessary,...