Category Archives: Property Division
How Divorce Impacts Pending Settlements
If you have a pending workers’ compensation or personal injury settlement in Pennsylvania while you are going through a divorce, you may be wondering what portion of your settlement award you are entitled to. An experienced Pennsylvania family law attorney can help you determine what you are entitled to based on the time your… Read More »
Are Lottery Winnings And Personal Injury Settlements Marital Property In Pennsylvania?
What constitutes marital property is defined by law in Pennsylvania and a judge in a divorce case equitably divides the property between the divorcing spouses. While most types of property are easily to put into the category of marital property, there are others that are not so easily recognized as such. Settlements for personal… Read More »
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 »
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 »
