Parents wishing to modify child support orders may be stymied while the courts of western Pennsylvania are temporarily closed by the shelter-in-place orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Yet,...
Author: Brian C. Vertz
In high-income child support cases, the parent who is paying child support might feel the guidelines provide more income than the custodial parent can reasonably spend, particularly for an infant or toddler. On the other...
Will Divorce Be More Expensive in 2019?
July 9, 2018
On December 31, 2018, the tax deduction for alimony will be ending under new federal tax laws. If you are in the middle of a divorce, or thinking about it, you might want to sit up and take notice. As author of the legal...
Spouses who are separated, but not yet divorced, might wonder whether they should file a joint tax return. When spouses file their taxes together, each spouse can be held fully liable for the tax, as well as any interest or...
Spouses who are separated should act promptly to settle their divorce cases, before changes in the federal tax law make it more difficult next year. Back in December 2017, the U.S. Congress passed a law that makes sweeping...