Your child is a teenager, so you sit down and talk with them when you and your spouse decide to get divorced. You explain it to them and tell them that you want them to have a voice. After all, their best interests are your top priority. What they express to you is...


Family Law
Can you depend on property division and alimony after a divorce?
Running a household isn't easy or cheap. You may have decided that the best way for you to contribute to your family's standard of living and quality of life was to stay home from work. When one spouse puts their career on the backburner to support the family,...
Co-parenting and cooperation: Do what’s right for your children
Divorce is hard enough when you don’t have children with your ex-spouse. However, when you add children into the mix, there’s another layer of challenges that you’re sure to face. For example, if you have young children, such as those who are less than 10 years old,...
5 actions you can take to reduce the risk of divorce
A study by the Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) investigated the most common reasons that people get divorced. If you are married and prefer to stay married, you can use their findings to take positive action. Here is what you can do, to enhance...
What’s the difference between a contested and uncontested divorce?
Your spouse says that your emotional affair with another person online is the cause of your divorce, while you say that your spouse’s controlling nature caused the rift. You wanted to try to work things out through counseling, but your spouse wouldn’t even consider...
Guilty plea for non-payment of child support for former NBA star
There are some Pennsylvania non-custodial parents who struggle every paycheck even before deducting the amount, usually court-ordered, to an ex for financial support of their children. However, because of the level of care they have for their children, they know...
No statute of limitations for child support in some states
Some Pennsylvania single parents who need help in financially supporting their children may never get from an ex the money to which they are entitled. Some states require the child to be under 18 years of age for a parent to collect child support; however, there are...
Father goes to extreme lengths to avoid paying child support
Some non-custodial parents will do just about anything to get out of making support payments to an ex. Because of technology, however, it is not as easy as it may have been 20 or more years ago to escape paying spousal or child support. Pennsylvania parents may be...
Father faces tough sentence after nonpayment of child support
Most divorced parents in Pennsylvania know how important that regular support payment from an ex can be and what financial difficulty it can mean when it is not received. There are numerous methods by which a noncustodial parent can pay the child support needed to...
Judge rules child support not an obligation during deployment
Making sure a child has everything he or she needs is utmost in most parents' minds. Many Pennsylvania custodial parents count on child support from an ex each month in order to assist in meeting the needs of the child. It is hard to choose sides in the...