Category Archives: Divorce
What Happens to Fertilized Frozen Eggs in Pennsylvania When a Couple Divorces?
Couples who use in vitro fertilization in order to have children often go through a lot of pain in order to get their chance to have children. Sometimes, a couple ends up freezing the fertilized eggs for future use, and then gets divorced before using the eggs. What happens to the eggs after the… Read More »
The Award of Alimony in a Pennsylvania Divorce
When a marriage breaks down and there is a significant income gap between the spouses, the question of alimony tends to come up. Alimony is a sum of money that is paid by one spouse to the other for maintenance purposes. It can be paid as a monthly sum, as a lump sum, or… Read More »
Allowing Parents To See The Children After A Divorce
A parent’s relationship with his or her child is generally encouraged in divorce proceedings. The courts try and ensure that both parents will have continuing contact with the children, for example through shared or partial custody of the child, unless continued contact between the child and the parent would not be in the best… Read More »
Can Divorce Affect My Credit?
Divorce can affect a person’s life in different ways. As some divorced people discover, divorce can affect a one or both spouses credit scores. Most people do not quite understand how this happens, and as a result, do not take steps to ensure that the divorce does not impact their credit. Learning the basics… Read More »
Buying a House Before the Divorce Is Final
There are times when a couple that is planning to get divorced spends a period of time legally separated before the actual divorce decree is entered. The spouses often live separately and try to move their lives forward and take certain actions to prepare for their post-divorce lives. One such action is buying a… Read More »
Social Media Pitfalls When Going Through A Divorce
Venting about your divorce on social media may seem therapeutic, but it can often be a bad idea while your divorce is pending. It is rarely a good idea to take to social media and air out the specifics of your divorce, especially posting negative information about your spouse or the judge hearing the… Read More »
Handling The Holidays When Divorced
The holidays can be difficult for people who are going through a divorce, especially children. There may be a lot of pressure to be around family members during the holidays, which can make time sharing between parents difficult. However, in some situations, especially if the marriage had broken down to the point that the… Read More »
Sharing a Divorce Attorney
Going through a divorce can be an expensive process. There are many costs that are incurred in the course of the divorce, including the potentially high legal fees in complicated cases. The legal costs might convince spouses who are not in a high conflict relationship to try finalizing the divorce using a shared attorney…. Read More »