A parent who cohabited with her children’s father sued for child support and spousal support in 2007. The parents lived together but never got a marriage license or held a formal marriage ceremony. Nevertheless, the...
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In Kent v. Kent (March 18, 2011), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected a parent’s argument that she should be entitled to collect alimony for a period of eleven years so that she could continue to homeschool the...
10 Cash Flow Rules In Divorce (Part I)
September 28, 2010
In business, they say, cash flow rules. The same principle is true, I find, in divorce. I have been brainstorming a set of cash flow “rules” for divorcing spouses. Here is part one: 1. Never run out of cash. My...
Alimony Tax Gross-Up Approved
August 9, 2010
In Balicki v. Balicki, 2010 PA Super. 134 (July 30, 2010), the Superior Court considered the husband’s argument that the alimony order provided more income to his ex-wife than she could spend (as shown by her budgetary...
Pennsylvania: Alimony Factors
February 3, 2010
The value of a spouse's share of marital property and the income it generates, the income and earning capacity of each spouse, and the reasonable budgetary needs - these factors remain the most influential in Pennsylvania...