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 […]
On November 21, 2016 Act 107 was adopted by the Pennsylvania legislature, effective February 21, 2017, adopting a new partnership act, a new limited partnership act, and a new limited liability company act (LLCs). In addition revisions were made to the laws governing limited liability partnerships (LLPs) and limited liability […]
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 […]
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP is proud to have been named general counsel for The Women’s Film Festival. This year’s event was held March 16th – 19th at the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Perelman Theater. “There’s a need for a festival that affords women of any background the chance […]
On February 2, Gerald Schorr gave a presentation to the Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Courts on the implications of the recently enacted amendment to section 3301(d) of the Divorce Code. Jerry’s talk focused on how the reduction in the waiting period for living separate and apart for establishing grounds […]
On October 4, 2016, Governor Wolf signed into law House Bill 665 (Act 103 of 2016) which clarified certain sections of the Pennsylvania power of attorney law that went in effect on January 2, 2015 (Act 95 of 2014). The changes were aimed at correcting issues with commercial powers of […]
On October 14, 2016, Governor Christie signed a new law that will eliminate the New Jersey estate tax. Currently, decedents residing in New Jersey with taxable estates exceeding $675,000 may be subject to New Jersey estate tax. With the new law, New Jersey residents who die during 2017 will not […]
The opportunity to own equity in a company is one of the central reasons entrepreneurs found a business, and promising future equity to potential employees helps new companies attract the skilled people necessary to run and grow a successful business. Therefore, the promise of eventual equity ownership provides a powerful […]
As the only attorney who sits on the Board of Directors of the Brain Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA), I get a lot of referrals from both attorneys and medical professionals who treat patients with traumatic brain injuries (TBI’s). Most of the cases that make it to my desk involve individuals […]
Chris Yaracs moderated a continuing legal education seminar at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s annual Bench-Bar Conference. Chris’ seminar, titled Drafting to Avoid Litigation and What to Do When it Happens, discussed some of the most common legal issues faced by small businesses and start-ups, and suggested methods lawyers can use […]