Pennsylvania law allows parents of either gender to have custody of their children. Therefore, as a father, you shouldn't assume that you won't be granted the right to serve as your son or daughter's primary caretaker. However, there are several steps that you'll...
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Forensic psychology and custody cases
When people in Pennsylvania think about forensic psychology, it's likely that they imagine criminal law. Media typically focuses on the most extreme applications of forensics. But in actuality, forensic psychology refers to the discipline where psychology intersects...
Common challenges that can end second and third marriages
People who have gone through divorces in Pennsylvania may eventually enter new relationships. The lessons that you learned during your first marriage may leave you feeling prepared to succeed in your second marriage. However, the statistics about divorce reveal a less...
How can parents request a child support modification?
If a parent in Pennsylvania is having difficulty making their child support payments, they might need to request a child support modification. However, requesting a payment can be difficult, and some states limit the amount of times that a person can request a...
Stay out of trouble with management during divorce
One must keep their job at the same time as they are going through a Pennsylvania divorce. What happens during the divorce may make it more difficult for an employee to focus and remain productive at work. When that happens, they may be at risk of receiving a bad...
Parents will need to work together after a divorce
Even if a divorce is amicable, it can still cause a person to experience a variety of negative emotions. Couples in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who have children will also need to consider how the end of their marriages may impact their sons and daughters. It is...
The signs of parental alienation
Divorce in Pennsylvania can be hard on everyone involved, including your children. Professionals have identified a condition called parental alienation that can occur in children and adolescents who are part of a divorce scenario regardless of where their parents are...
South Dakota allows the rich to shield money
Pennsylvania judges do not react positively when one spouse has tried to decrease the value of the marital estate by hiding or undervaluing assets. However, one state seems to give to ultra-wealthy their own loophole that at least one billionaire has used to try to...
There are different considerations for infant visitation
Setting a visitation schedule for Pennsylvania children is generally easier as they get older provided that the parents can agree. It gets a little more difficult when the child is an infant because there are other considerations at play. The schedule must be in the...
Taking taxes into account in a divorce
When Pennsylvania couples divorce, it has an impact on their taxes. Once the divorce is finalized, their filing status will change from married to single. This is usually based on their marital status on the last day of the year. However, there may be a number of more...
