As your children grow up, you and your ex may need to alter the child custody plan that was put in place when you divorced. Children’s needs and desires evolve as they age, and your plan does need to reflect those changes. After all, your children’s ages are one of...
Most people who get married are relatively close in age. They may not be exactly the same age, but they’re within a few years. Much of this, at least for couples that met when they were younger, has to do with the fact that they met in college, when they are likely to...
When your spouse begins to scream and yell at you, you often feel that you have to stand and take it. You stay calm. You do what you can to defuse the situation. The last time that happened, he became physical for the first time. Now, you want to get out of your home....
In many divorces, the process of splitting up assets will be a major source of conflict between the former spouses. What one person views as a fair and reasonable request the other may view as a hardship. Understanding that Pennsylvania uses the equitable distribution...
We’re already ankle-deep into the 21st century, and electronic communication is a way of life for most people. Why shouldn’t you make use of electronic communication in your parenting plan after a divorce? Maybe you travel extensively for work, or you moved away to...
You have a prenuptial agreement that you signed prior to your marriage. You never liked it, but you had been worried that your marriage would be called off if you decided against signing it or asked for changes. On top of that, you only had around a week to look it...
You met in college, married and settled down in Pennsylvania. Your spouse decided to go back to school and obtain an MBA – an expensive proposition that required a series of large student loans. And a few years later, with those student loans still having balances,...
As you and your spouse work through your divorce, your No. 1 goal may be to ensure that you still get to see your children. However, with split custody, remember that even succeeding in this goal means that you get less time with them than you did previously. A...
Not all betrayals between married couples involve an illicit romance. In fact, financial infidelity is so common that 22% of Americans admit that they have lied to their partners about money matters. Some keep a secret credit card or hide gambling debts, while others...
Your kids have grown up before your eyes, and in what feels like an instant, they’re four years older. It’s years after your divorce, and you have had the same custody schedule that entire time. Today, it dawned on you as you rushed to leave work on time that the...