Category: Legal Perspective

How Do I Determine Our Joint Versus Separate Assets?

Pittsburgh divorce attorney Daniel H. Glasser discusses marital assets and shares tips on how to keep items out of the marital pot. There are exceptions. Make sure you are prepared and have a qualified team of family lawyers who can work closely with experts and financial professionals to ensure you get an appropriate division. Contact our family law firm to discuss your financial situation. Known as a workout specialist on tough […]

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What Happens to Our Business When We Divorce?

May 19, 2020 | Business Valuation, Divorce, Legal Perspective, Videos

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Pittsburgh divorce attorney Daniel H. Glasser of Pollock Begg explains business valuation in the context of a divorce. If you and your divorcing spouse are co-owners in a business, contact our law firm to make sure you take the necessary steps in protecting and dividing your business. A formidable litigator in the court room with more than two decades of experience, Dan focuses his practice on high net worth cases […]

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COVID-19 and Collaborative Law: What You Need to Know

April 17, 2020 | Collaborative Law, COVID-19, Legal Perspective, Videos

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How can the collaborative process help couples wishing to start divorce proceedings while courts are closed due to COVID-19? Pittsburgh family law attorney Stephanie L. Jablon, a partner at family law firm Pollock Begg, explains how this alternative dispute resolution option keeps divorce cases private and out of court. Collaborative cases are resolved between a team of collaborative professionals and the divorcees, on a schedule that is convenient for all […]

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Can You Modify Child Support While Courts Are Closed Due to COVID-19?

April 15, 2020 | Child Support, COVID-19, Legal Perspective, Videos

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Is it possible to modify child support even though Pittsburgh courts are closed? The answer is, yes and it’s important to preserve retroactivity so the modification can be backdated. Pittsburgh family law attorney Brian C. Vertz, partner at our Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg, details what to consider, including perhaps a temporary modification during the COVID-19 economic downturn. Read Brian’s corresponding blog about acting quickly to modify Pennsylvania child […]

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Should Parents Comply with Custody Orders Entered Prior to COVID-19?

April 14, 2020 | Child Custody, COVID-19, Legal Perspective, Videos

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  Should parents still comply with custody orders entered before the COVID-19 pandemic? Are the Pennsylvania courts providing remote access to resolve custody cases? Pittsburgh family law attorney Todd M. Begg answers custody questions parents are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. Todd, a partner in downtown Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg, further explains the unusual custody questions now prevalent in many cases in his corresponding blog about how Covid-19 […]

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Modifying Pennsylvania Child Support During COVID-19 Quarantine Without Delay

April 08, 2020 | Child Support, COVID-19, Legal Perspective

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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, many parents need immediate relief as their incomes have been reduced by COVID-19-related business closures, layoffs, furloughs and the national economic downturn. They might not want to wait a month or more for the courts […]

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