Real Estate – New lease for my business Why can’t I just sign the landlord’s form lease? Who should make various repairs to the premises? What can happen if the landlord is not satisfied with my repairs? Do I have the right to alter the premises and install fixtures and […]
Is There Alimony in Pennsylvania? There are three types of support available to the dependent spouse: spousal support, alimony pendente lite and alimony. Spousal support and alimony pendente lite are forms of support which can be awarded to a dependent spouse after the parties’ separate but prior to the entry […]
College Support Under the present law in Pennsylvania, neither parent has any legal obligation to pay for the college education of their children. This means that no court can order someone to pay for tuition, room, board, books or fees. Once a child has graduated from high school or turned […]
Top Five Tips for Choosing a Lawyer 1. Research. In today’s world, there is no excuse for choosing a lawyer without doing the basic research to find out more about the attorney and his or her firm. There are multitudes of sources of information on lawyers, including a lawyer’s own […]
Help Me, Help You While I am certainly not Jerry Maguire, I often express the same sentiment to many of my clients. A common misperception that many clients have of the legal system is that once the attorney has the case, the client can completely disappear into the background and […]
Conflict of Faith Originally published in The Philadelphia Lawyer, Spring 2011, p. 13 Can a father during his partial physical custody time take the child to his own religious services if different from that of the mother? What if they previously agreed to raise the child in mother’s faith? What […]
Settling a personal injury case for my child In Pennsylvania, a child’s parents can file a lawsuit on behalf of their child. If the parents and lawyer believe a settlement is appropriate, then they must seek Court approval. The Court will review the facts of the case and the proposed […]
Wealth Transfer A Family Limited Liability Company (FLLC) is frequently used to pass wealth from one generation to another. Before the advent of limited liability companies in Pennsylvania in 1994, family limited partnerships were the vehicle of choice for this type of family planning and are still used today. With […]
There are several categories of “damages” which one may be entitled to when they are injured as a result of someone else’s actions or inactions. Although, if the “damages” were made on the public due to your business, then this should be covered by Public Liability. You could consider PL […]
Duty Owed by Possessor of Land to the Public In Pennsylvania, the purpose for which a person enters onto another’s property will dictate the duty which the possessor of the land owes to that person and that person’s legal rights for any injuries suffered while they are on that property. […]