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...
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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...
International Child Support and Custody Disputes
July 5, 2010
An article in the ABA Journal this month focuses attention on the growing problem of international child support and custody disputes. With the advent of global travel and internet relationships, more and more parents are...
The law may not treat separated or divorced parents differently than married parents, who have no legal obligation to pay their children's college tuition....
Constructive Notice is Sufficient in Child Support Cases
April 30, 2010
In Murphy v. Murphy, a recent Superior Court decision, the father appealed a support order entered in absentia because he claimed that he never received notice of the June 2008 support hearing. The father argued that the...