Pennsylvania Child Support

There are a number of legal issues that can arise during a divorce.

You have already completed your divorce, but something in your life drastically changes. What happens when circumstances involving your career, finances or living situation have changed? Even after your divorce has concluded, you have the right to petition the court for a modification of orders when necessary. Below are a few situations in which you […]

In the State of Pennsylvania, neither parent has a legal obligation to pay for their child’s education. If parents are divorcing, and college imminent, an attorney should counsel his/her client on college expenses. In some cases, it may be worthwhile for divorcing spouses to reach an agreement concerning college education in addition to a child […]

J.P.D. v. W.E.D., PICS Case No. 15-0740 (PA.Super. May 5,2015) Ford Elliot, J. In J.P.D. v. W.E.B., father W.E.B. appealed from an order of the trial court ordering him to pay $1,365 per month to mother, J.P.D. for the support for their two children. Father filed a petition seeking modification of the child support order […]

QUESTION:My husband and I are divorcing and my husband says he doesn’t want to have anything to do with the raising of our children; can I force him to take some responsibility for their upbringing? When parents divorce, they often argue about who will get custody of the children. In most cases, both parents want […]

When you choose a Pennsylvania divorce lawyer to take the burden off you and your spouse, you leave your future in their hands. You are legally bound to the terms of the settlement agreement and may be required to pay more than you expected due to ambiguous language in the agreement. A two-judge appellate panel […]