One person's struggles can affect everyone else close to them.  A family member struggling with addiction can negatively impact the lives of their parents, their spouses and their children.  Someone who commits a crime and winds up in jail will also affect the...

You may have a child custody schedule that works 90% of the time. Maybe your child simply lives with you for one week and then with your ex the following week.  It’s simple and gives both of you the exact same amount of time with your child, so there is little room...

The division of marital property is a big part of the divorce process. Even though you have an idea in your mind of how things should play out, you’re not likely to get everything you want. That’s the harsh reality, but it’s important to plan in advance so that you...

Child custody agreements are difficult to create when the parents live within a reasonable distance of each other.  When there is a considerable distance between them, things get even more complex.  If you need to develop a long-distance parenting plan, you need to...

Pennsylvania couples who are having marital difficulties and are considering divorce will undoubtedly think about the various issues and implications that will come about when they decide to move forward.  While in a perfect world, people who are unhappy in their...

Some adults are able to set aside their differences during a divorce or breakup and do what’s best for the kids.  If you ex is a narcissist, however, the chances of being able to do this are slim because the narcissist is probably unable to consider what anyone else...

Your children are getting older.  Your twins are getting ready to turn 13, and you know that the idea of a divorce is going to be a shock to them.  You’ve made it this far, and you had hoped to wait until they left home to divorce.  Unfortunately, your spouse decided...

Pennsylvania law governs how a couple can end their marriage. There are four different types of divorce which dictate these procedures. Procedure The spouse seeking divorce, the plaintiff, must file a divorce complaint with their county court. The complaint should...

One of the biggest causes of dispute during divorce is disagreement regarding how to divide marital property.  Pennsylvania is an equitable distribution state which means that the distribution of assets is not necessarily equal.  This flexibility means that you and...

Child custody is commonly referred to as a singular right, whereby a parent asserts that he or she wants to get "custody" of a child, but in actuality "custody" has two key components: "legal custody" and "physical custody".  Both of these can be divided between the...