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When I meet with new clients, I listen to their unique circumstances, inform them about the legal framework in which their case will be resolved, and develop an action plan that is focused on three points: 1. Progress. Let’s face it: the legal process can be slow and expensive. A long separation and protracted litigation are generally not beneficial to anyone, especially children. That’s why it is so important to […]

For the past three years, I have published family law news and analysis on my legal blog. My blog was named BV Source because of my initials and my blog’s emphasis on business valuation (BV) issues in divorce. As the scope of my blog has expanded, the time has arrived to rename the site and move it to a new URL. From now on, BV Source will be known as […]

The latest episode of my podcast, Making Divorce Easier, deals with an issue that arises frequently in child support proceedings. Calculating child support requires knowing your net available income under Pennsylvania support guidelines. This podcast will discuss the differences between take-home pay and net available income. Can you rely on your paystub to calculate child support? This episode answers that question.

Last week I posted about methods of paying child support in Pennsylvania. This week I want to highlight a couple of electronic methods of paying child support, which might be useful for payors who are self-employed, own a business, or must submit supplemental payments in addition to a wage attachment against their salary. In Pennsylvania, all support payments must be submitted to the Pennsylvania State Collection and Disbursement Unit, which […]

PITTSBURGH — Candice L. Komar, partner at Downtown-based Pollock Begg Komar Glasser LLC, will participate in a lively debate on PCNC’s NightTalk Legal Round Table again this week. The program will air tonight, Thursday, November 10, live at 8 p.m. Komar has appeared multiple times on WPXI’s Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC) programming, which airs for most viewers on channel 35 locally. Komar has more than 25 years of experience […]

“How do I pay my child support?” is a question I am frequently asked by clients. Pursuant to federal and state law, child support orders must be paid via wage attachment unless the support recipient agrees in writing to waive it. Even if the wage attachment is waived, the payments must be submitted to the Pennsylvania State Collection and Disbursement Unit in Harrisburg (which we call “SCDU” or “Ski-Doo”). Federal […]