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Pollock Begg Partner Candice L. Komar shared her expertise in a wide-ranging conversation about divorce in a new episode of “I Can’t Hustle Any Harder Than This,” a podcast geared towards entrepreneurs and small business owners. From the unique issues facing business owners when it comes to divorce to post-nuptial agreements and collaborative divorce solutions, Komar offered her unique perspective and knowledge on a host of divorce topics. She also […]

Divorce is already a challenging journey but couples over 65 face unique complexities and considerations when ending a marriage. From the division of retirement assets to custody of family pets, Pollock Begg Associate Lindsay A. Siters breaks down the special considerations in a “gray divorce” in her new commentary for The Legal Intelligencer. With the number of older couples seeking divorce on the rise, Siters also explains how collaborative divorce […]

PITTSBURGH — Congratulations to Brian C. Vertz, a partner at Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg, who was named president-elect of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation at the AAML annual meeting in Chicago. Brian’s years of service with AAML’s nonprofit arm dedicated to helping families and children adversely impacted by marital dissolution, make him an ideal choice to fill this new leadership role and assume the presidency of […]

PITTSBURGH — Can Paycheck Protection Program funds impact your divorce settlement? Pollock Begg Partner Brian C. Vertz, co-author of “Divorce Taxation,” updated the legal reference book for 2021 to answer such timely questions and provide new information for a post-COVID world. In addition to explaining tax issues arising frequently in family law settlements and litigation, the 19th edition of “Divorce Taxation” details the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Security Act (CARES […]

Now that many children are being homeschooled due to the COVID crisis, should the family court adjust child support for those parents who are unable to work full time? A recent decision of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania may shed light on that issue. In Deputy v. Deputy, No. 2689 EDA 2019 (April 13, 2020) (nonprecedential), the Superior Court heard a child support appeal in which the parents’ four children […]

Pittsburgh divorce attorney and partner Joseph R. Williams, discusses traditional litigation versus collaborative divorces.   Joe is a partner at Pollock Begg with collaborative training and certification from the Collaborative Law Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania. He was recognized as the 2022 Pittsburgh “Lawyer of the Year” in Family Law Arbitration by Best Lawyers in America and is a proven leader and an energetic force on the Pittsburgh legal scene, serving […]