It can be hard to envision your future right after you realize divorce is imminent. From your family circumstances to your living situation, nothing may seem certain. You will have to spend some time thinking about what is best for you and your children, if you’re a...
Property Division
How your spouse can hide assets during divorce
It’s easy enough to assume that your spouse will be honest and forthcoming during the divorce, but you have to remember two things. First, they may not want to get divorced, which can make the process feel like a competition. Second, people will do things you would...
Which assets should you consider to be marital property?
When you’re going through a divorce, one of the things you’ll need to handle is the division of your marital property. In Pennsylvania, the state has equitable distribution laws, which means that your property will be divided fairly, not necessarily equally. The...
What happens to the family business in the event of a divorce?
Married couples in the Wexford area may have earned their living together by co-owning a family business. However, even though they may have seen lucrative financial success as business owners, their marriage may not have been as successful, and they may eventually...
There are many benefits to a prenuptial agreement
When a Pennsylvania couple gets engaged, they are often full of anticipation and excitement for their future together. Wedding planning can take years, involving lots of venue shopping, wedding dress shopping, interviewing photographers, etc. Despite all the planning...
What is a postnuptial agreement?
Prenuptial agreements appear in media reports describing how celebrities agreed to divide their assets when they divorce. But many more couples can benefit from these property division contracts. If couples never entered a prenup before marriage, they may agree to a...
Property division in Pennsylvania divorce
When two people get married, they often build a life together by buying property and accumulating assets. If the couple later decides to go their separate ways, the process of property division can be contentious. In Pennsylvania, courts use equitable distribution...
Many factors govern property division
Couples join their lives during their marriage. This includes entangling property and assets that must be divided if they ever divorce. Seeking a fair and property division under Pennsylvania law is an important part of having financial security after divorce. In...
Cryptocurrency can make property division complicated
During the process of getting a divorce in Pennsylvania, it is natural for two spouses to fight over money. However, in today's high-tech world, dealing with cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, when addressing property division is a completely different matter. For...
Property division is handled equitably in Pennsylvania
Going through the dissolution of a marriage can no doubt be frustrating emotionally. However, it can also be overwhelming from a financial standpoint, especially when it comes to property division. Here are some tips for dealing with the splitting of marital property...