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When a parent who owes child support attempts to sell real estate, or collects a lump sum payment from a government agency, the law may authorize an automatic child support lien to collect the support arrears.  If the child support arrears are less than $5,000, the automatic child support lien imposed by 23 Pa.C.S. § 4308.1 may not apply, but the child support agency has the option of pursuing a […]

Pittsburgh family lawyer Candice L. Komar shares her view on what makes a good family law attorney. Candice is a partner of Pollock Begg dealing with family law cases and divorces involving closely held businesses, complex issues and high net worth individuals. In her family law practice, she strives to impart clients with knowledge and concrete, comprehensive analysis. With a head for business and more than three decades of experience, […]

PITTSBURGH  — Pittsburgh divorce attorney Brian C. Vertz has been appointed president-elect of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – Pennsylvania Chapter.  He will serve as president-elect until July 2018, after which he will advance to the position of president. Vertz, a partner at downtown Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC and author of “Divorce Taxation,” previously held the secretary position and second vice president […]

Pollock Begg’s youngest partner, Joseph R. Williams, who has only been practicing law for eight years, has been named to the Best Lawyers in America 2018 lists for family law, family law arbitration and family law mediation. Williams was nominated for the first time this year and received enough votes for the family law list as well as the sub categories of family law arbitration, which was added for the […]

PITTSBURGH  —  All six partners at Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, a Pittsburgh family law firm, were selected for inclusion in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America for family law. The firm’s youngest partner, Joseph R. Williams, who has only been practicing for eight years has also been named to the lists for family law, family law arbitration and family law mediation. Partners David S. Pollock, […]

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC promotes sharing the knowledge and understanding of matrimonial law within the legal community, and encourages attorney involvement in all levels of family law organizations. Two Pittsburgh family law attorneys at the downtown-based firm, Partner Brian C. Vertz and associate Heather Trostle Smith, are exemplifying this leadership through recent elections to the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section […]