Yearly Archives: 2014

All Pollock Begg Partners Named to 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

June 10, 2014 | Press Releases

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PITTSBURGH — For the ninth year in a row, all five partners of family law firm Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC have been named to the list of 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Partners David S. Pollock, Todd M. Begg, and Brian C. Vertz, celebrating a decade or more in the listings, along with Candice L. Komar and Daniel H. Glasser were named to this year’s list. This honor is bestowed […]

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World’s Most Expensive Divorce

May 31, 2014 | Family Law News, Legal Perspective

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She got less than half, but divorcee Elena Rybovleva, ex-wife of Russian fertilizer king Dmitri Rybovlev, age 47, can hardly complain about what she received in her recent divorce, billed as “the world’s most expensive.”  Out of a $12+ billion fortune, a Swiss divorce court carved out more than $4.5 billion for ex-wife Elena. The stakes were high.  The New York Post outlined some of Mr. Rybovlev’s unbelievable holdings, including an artwork and furniture collection valued […]

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Overcoming the Presumption of Joint Title – Convenience Property

May 31, 2014 | Court Decisions, Legal Perspective

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A Pennsylvania resident who is pursuing a divorce might be concerned about property that is titled in their name for the convenience of a family member, like an elderly parent or a child who has poor credit. A new decision of the Superior Court (unpublished) outlines a legal argument for keeping that property out of the hands of the estranged spouse.  In Werdenbaugh v. Werdenbaugh, No. 1306 MDA 2013 (May 29, 2013), […]

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorney Joins Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz

May 15, 2014 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Press Releases

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PITTSBURGH — Family law firm Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC has added another divorce attorney trained in alternative dispute resolution tactics to its ranks. Brittany M. Yurchyk joins Downtown-based Pollock Begg as an associate. Yurchyk received her juris doctorate from the Pepperdine University School of Law and her certificate in dispute resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.  While at Pepperdine she won five prestigious CALI Excellence for […]

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Can Divorced Exes Remain Partners in Business?

Business owners in Pennsylvania who are seeking a divorce may be encouraged to hear that it is possible to remain business partners even while dissolving the marital relationship. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, 3.7 million small businesses are owned by married couples. Many of them face divorce each year, placing their businesses at risk as emotions interfere with corporate decision-making and cash flow. For some businesses, it is impractical […]

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Suspicion of Fraud Will Not Defeat Divorce Settlement Agreement

Couples who have settled their divorce in Pennsylvania may recall that divorce settlement agreements are final and enforceable only if there has been a full and fair disclosure of marital assets. A recent decision of the Pennsylvania Superior Court tests this principle in a case where one spouse suspected that her husband may have been less than honest in disclosing his net worth. In Ford v. Ford, the wife petitioned […]

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