If you and your spouse are heading for divorce and you share adult children, there are many factors for you to consider. Your adult children may struggle with your divorce more than you expect and there are several ways you can help them as your family transitions to...
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Co-parenting tips for supporting your kids during the school year
Parenting is a challenging job. When you and your co-parent are in separate households, managing the expectations of each other and your children can be difficult. While you and your co-parent want what is best for your children, you may not always agree on how to...
What is the first step in the divorce process?
As in other states, in Pennsylvania divorcing couples generally pursue either an uncontested or contested process for ending their marriage. In an uncontested divorce, the couple comes to an agreement outside of court on matters like property division, child custody...
Is financial infidelity a reason to get divorced?
Getting married comes with a certain amount of trust. While you may have some degree of separation in your lives, marriage implies that you will be loyal to each other as you live your lives together. Addressing financial matters before you get married can be a...
What happens when co-parents can’t agree on their child’s medical treatment?
Divorced parents often have to work together to determine what is best for their children, especially if they have joint legal custody. However, when a child needs medical treatment and neither co-parent can agree on how to proceed, what should they do? When...
Understanding the basics about child custody
For parents in Pennsylvania who are going through a divorce, there is oftentimes one primary issue that can keep them up at night as the case is pending: child custody. After all, parents always want what is best for their children. However, what that is, exactly, is...
Age is a big factor in today’s divorce rates
Statistics show a decline in divorce over the past decade. Those numbers have a lot of factors at play behind them, but a fascinating piece of the puzzle is the age at which people are divorcing today. As millennials have aged, they’ve also bumped up the average age...
Reducing the effect of divorce on your children
If you are sitting at home thinking about ending your marriage, then you're probably concerned about a lot of things: breaking the news to your spouse, dividing marital assets, and facing the uncertainty of a new beginning. Yet, your primary worry might be focused on...
Don’t let drug use and domestic violence damage your child
Your relationship with your children is precious. If you're like most people, then you'd do just about anything to keep your children safe, which may not be the easiest thing to do when your children spends time with their other parent. If you have legitimate concerns...
Addressing business ownership in divorce
One of the most challenging elements of divorce is untangling a couple's assets to arrive at a fair and equitable solution. This is more complicated when one or more businesses are involved. While all judges are different, they generally do not like to divide a...