The Risks Associated with Pro Se Divorce

By Dawn Padanyi, Esquire Most people have to work within a financial budget; and that budget usually doesn’t allow us to have everything we want.  We need to prioritize our wants and establish what is a need. If you are going through a divorce, whether you and your spouse are amicable or not, you definitely […]

Paying for Our Children’s College After Separation/Divorce

By:  Dawn Padanyi, Esquire I often get questions from parents who are separating and/or divorcing when they have minor children at home almost ready for college.  Typically, the client will ask, “Does my ex have to help me pay for the kids’ college?” The short answer is no. Pennsylvania does not require that either parent […]

Will My Ex Get My Inheritance In The Divorce?

I’m often asked by individuals who are in the midst or fringe of a divorce, whether or not there soon-to-be EX is entitled to their inheritance in the divorce. To answer this question let me first give a summary of what is divided in a divorce and how. In a divorce the marital property will […]

Equitable Distribution: Who Gets What in a Pennsylvania Divorce

By Megan Carpenter Divorce cannot just be emotionally taxing, it can also be financially taxing. There are many components to a divorce; in this article we will be focusing on one important facet: equitable distribution. First, Pennsylvania is an equitable distribution state. This means that the court is given the power, during a divorce or […]

I Recorded My Ex, Can I Use It In Court?

By Megan Carpenter As cell phones have become omnipresent in our lives, many legal questions arise. We, as a society, are in constant use of our phones, from making phone calls, to shopping on the internet, to entertaining our children in the car. Cell phones are incredibly useful for a family to communicate and organize […]

Why Your Lawyer Can’t Mediate Your Divorce

Many mediators are lawyers, however a mediator is not acting as a lawyer when he/she is hired by parties to mediate their divorce.  Many lawyers are mediators also, albeit a lawyer is not acting as mediator when he/she is hired to represent a client in the capacity of a lawyer. Many lawyers tell their clients […]

Pending Reduction in Waiting Period for No-Fault Divorces in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Senate voted to pass an Amendment to the Divorce code that would reduce the separation period for no-fault divorces from 2 years to 1 year.  This would apply to those divorce filed after the effective date of the new law.  The current waiting period for a no-fault divorce requires that parties live separate […]

Alimony Pendente Lite – How do I pronounce this, what is it and how do I get it?

This blog is a continuation of the  various forms of  support for one’s spouse or ex spouse under Pennsylvania law. In my last blog I explained what spousal support is in Pennsylvania. Today I will explain what alimony pendente Lite is under Pennsylvania law. Alimony pendente Lite (APL) (pronounced  “aləˌmōnē penˌdentē ˈlīdē”) is support payments for one’s […]

Spousal Support? Can I get it? Do I have to pay it?

By:  Dawn Padanyi, Esquire If you are married and separated from your spouse you probably heard terms like spousal support, APL and Alimony thrown around. Spousal Support is “care, maintenance and financial assistance” for one’s spouse.  (23 Pa.C.S. §3103). Under the law, married persons are liable for the support of each other according to their […]

Additional Grounds for Divorce & New Counseling Restrictions

By Dawn Padanyi, Esq. It will soon be easier to get a divorce in Pennsylvania. Effective June 23, 2016, the Pennsylvania Divorce code will be amended to add an additional ground for divorce. Currently the grounds for divorce include the following:  Fault, Institutionalization, Mutual Consent, and Irretrievable Breakdown. The additional grounds for divorce involving personal […]

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