The added expense of living in two separate households may be obvious in a divorce case, but have you also budgeted for the cost of hiring a divorce lawyer to go to court?

With Pennsylvania being one of the few states that does not recognize legal separation, this affords you and your spouse the unique opportunity to negotiate your own private, legally-binding civil contract for your separation.

In light of Philadelphia Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie’s recent announcement that he and his wife, Christina, are getting a divorce, but wish to remain friends and business partners after the divorce, I thought it would be a good time to ask the question:

Recently, the Commonwealth Court decided to do away with the doctrine of common law marriage. The Court said: The circumstances creating a need for the doctrine are not present in todays society.

Massachusetts highest court ruled on February 4, 2004, that anything less than same sex marriages is unconstitutional.

Listed below are basic issues to be resolved in your divorce and discussed with your spouse. Please be advised that negotiations of these issues are not part of a NON-CONTESTED NO-FAULT DIVORCE.

The Divorce Code of 1980, 23 Pa.C.S.A. ß 3101 et.seq. (as amended) pioneered the concepts of no-fault divorce, equitable distribution of marital property, and post-divorce alimony in Pennsylvania.

Going through a divorce is a scary, anxiety-ridden process. You have thousands of questions and no one to give you answers.

Oftentimes when a married couple is not getting along, one person would like the other person to leave the home. If certain criteria are met, then a spouse may file a petition with the court asking the judge to award him/her sole possession of the marital home.

Legal separation does not exist in Pennsylvania. Unlike several other states, Pennsylvania does not require separating parties to go to court and request a judge to issue what is called a separate maintenance decree that officially declares their marriage over.