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Vacations and Custody: Legal Regulations for Parents

So, you want to take your kiddos on vacation and you are separated or divorced from their other parent, there are some things you need to consider about vacations:

1. Do you have a Custody Order through the Court, with the other parent?
2. If you do have a Custody Order through the Court, is there language in the Order that speaks to vacationing?
3. If you have a Custody Order and there is no vacation language, or if you don’t have an Order at all, what should you do to make this vacation as peaceful and relaxing as possible?

Contempt Of Support Orders: Avoid This At All Costs

Support Contempt actions are instituted once a Payor, for what can be a multitude of reasons, falls behind or fails to pay his or her Support obligation through the statewide PACSES system or through some other Agreement entered into between parties to a support or alimony action. Punishment mechanisms are statutorily in place if necessary

Earning Capacity in Support Matters: Impacts on Alimony

Let’s start with the premise that Pennsylvania is an Earning Capacity state. What is earning capacity and how can it impact your Support Order? First, a person cannot intentionally decrease their income, with the hope that this intentional decrease will result in a lower support Order. Let’s take the case of a fictional couple, Donnie

Flat Fee Or Hourly Billing What’s Right For Me?

Traditionally, Family Lawyers bill their clients one way…hourly. However, there is an alternative. That alternative is Flat Fee Lawyering. Clearly, however, not every case is right for Hourly Lawyering and not every case is right for Flat Fee Lawyering. We, at SchwartzJordan, offer both options. You choose which method is right for you, up front,

Dividing Property in Divorce: Solomon to Divide Assets

Property division in Pennsylvania divorces sometimes takes a Solomon-like approach in order to achieve a fair and equitable division of

Stepparent’s Obligation to Pay Child Support in PA

Before the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion in A.S. v, I.S. decided December 29, 2015, Stepparents in Pennsylvania had no

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