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Information Provided by: The Divorce Law Center, Inc.

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 list is general in nature and is not intended to cover all issues that may come up in your divorce case. These issues should be discussed with your attorney. Not all items apply to all cases.

Children

Child Support
Custody:

Physical - where the children live,
Legal - who will make the important decisions in their lives

Partial Custody: What you and I call visitation; how much time the non-custodial parent will spend with the children
Grandparents visitation, transportation
College education for the children, removal from state
Medical and dental expenses of the children
Agreement to review child support (this can be raised at any time with the court without agreement)
Income Tax deduction of the children; who will claim them
Camps, vacations
Special needs of children
Religious training of children
Children's Passport
Children from former Marriage

Property

Division of the marital home and any other real estate, including time shares
Personal Property, division of this includes many items such as furniture, art and collectibles
Retirement Benefits: Pensions, 401k, IRA's, QDRO's
Vehicles, including trailers
Boats
Investments, savings, stocks, bonds, partnerships
Life insurance policies, sometimes used for the protection of child support, alimony or property payments in case of death as well as dividing existing policies
How do you protect the division of the property - security
Taxable gains
Exclusive possession of the Marital Home

Debts

How acquired, who pays
Income Tax liabilities
Bankruptcy issues
Attorney and expert fees after adjusted debts
Foreclosure

Miscellaneous

Spouse abuse

Alimony, Spousal Support

Length of time, if at all
Medical insurance for the former spouse under COBRA. This is limited for up to three years from the entry of the divorce decree
Life insurance
Payment direct to spouse or thru Court

Information Provided by: The Divorce Law Center, Inc.

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The Pennsylvania court may decide to order both spouses to attend an orientation for mediation or counseling. Mediation may resolve issues outside of court. The court tells the parties what issues need to be addressed in the sessions (for example, child custody, child support or division of property). The court cannot order mediation if there have been any allegations of domestic violence or child abuse within the past two years.

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