PITTSBURGH — Divorce attorney Joseph R. Williams has been elected to serve as chair of the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA). Williams, an associate at Downtown-based family law...
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During a custody exchange, a child’s father told that the mother that she’d better not refer to her boyfriend as the child’s dad “or else.” While yelling at her, he pointed his finger in her...
Gifts Still Not Income in Child Support Proceedings
In Suzanne D. v. Stephen W., 2013 Pa.Super. 93 (April 22, 2013), the Superior Court contemplated how to characterize $350,000 in money transfers that father received from his father, in the context of a post-divorce child...
Marriage and divorce are not cold business transactions. Couples who are about to marry or divorce have emotions and intimate relationships that may compromise their ability to negotiate at arm’s length like business...
As a child support lawyer, I am frequently asked why the Pennsylvania child support guidelines don’t consider a parent’s expenses. Sometimes paying child support makes a parent “see red.” Parents may...