When divorced or unmarried parents who owe child support fail to report their income to the court, the consequences can be severe. That’s what happened in Cortes v. Cortes (non-precedential), No. 624 WDA 2014...
Court Decisions
Parents who receive trust distributions may have a duty to disclose the amount and source, even if the trust distributions do not necessarily constitute income for child support purposes. That’s one of the issues...
There is often suspicion when a business that would be marital property fails shortly after marital separation, particularly if the owner spouse subsequently starts a new business. This is the situation that the Superior...
According to the old saying, “possession is nine-tenths of the law.” Perhaps that’s true in some context, but in a Pennsylvania divorce decision that was recently published by the Superior Court, possession...
Market Risk in Dividing Retirement Assets upon Divorce
June 14, 2015
Divorcing spouses in Pennsylvania might be well-advised to consider the risks associated with various retirement vehicles, as they decide which assets to retain or divide in equitable distribution. A recent non-precedential...