Judy Springer has been appointed as the co-editor of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Quarterly. Judy McIntire Springer, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP Judy McIntire Springer has served as a Child Advocates Volunteer Attorney since 2003 and has represented 13 children and youth from 3 families. A partner at Astor […]
To address some of the problems which have arisen for children of parents with opioid addictions, Pennsylvania has expanded the rights of third parties to seek custody of a child. Opioid addictions, unfortunately, are becoming even more prevalent in today’s society. While opioids are intended for pain relief, they are […]
Pennsylvania has enacted new child support guidelines which will become effective May 1, 2017. These guidelines may affect your child support. You may want to determine whether or not your child support is subject to change under the new child support guidelines. Please let us know whether we can be […]
Attorney Julie Auerbach was interviewed yesterday on “The American Law Journal” presents “The Problem with Joint Legal Custody: When Household Rules Differ” . The Problem With Joint Legal Custody On Monday’s ‘The American Law Journal’ The Legal Intelligencer March 31, 2017 “Today courts are leaning more towards 50/50,” says family […]
The term “Parental Alienation” is frequently used in child custody disputes. There is some debate as to whether or not Parental Alienation is actually a psychological disorder. Regardless of whether or not parental alienation is a classified, clinical disorder, divorced or separated parents must be sensitive to the harmful effects […]
Hidden assets – this is a problem in divorce and support cases, tax avoidance, corporate liability and debt collection. The holding of “off-shore” accounts may be used to subvert family law obligations, judgments and legitimate tax obligations. Some lawyers work to help clients with what they call “asset protection,” which […]
When divorce includes property division claims, one of the more difficult tasks is determining how to value the assets, which must be done unless the parties can agree on values. For real estate we usually need a formal appraisal, although sometimes a realtor letter will do. To get net value, […]
Pennsylvania has a strong law protecting people from physical abuse. Generally speaking, persons eligible for relief are family and household members, sexual or intimate partners, and siblings. Covered acts of abuse are causing bodily injury, sexual assault, false imprisonment, physical abuse of minor children, as well as placing someone in […]
Just as there are laws regarding divorce in Pennsylvania, there are laws about marriage. These laws address issues such as obtaining a marriage license, a required 3 day waiting period, obtaining a syphilis test and taking an oral examination. There are restrictions on who individuals can marry, including, minors, incompetents, […]
KNOW YOUR LEGAL CUSTODY RIGHTS Parents whose children do not reside primarily with them retain, nonetheless, an equal say in major decisions affecting the children. Pennsylvania has two forms of child custody: legal custody and physical custody. Physical custody is defined as the actual physical possession and control of the […]