Family Law

You could fall behind on child support you owe for different reasons, whether you face a serious health crisis that affects your finances or you lose your job. However, you should understand the serious consequences associated with missing child support payments and...

When you share a child with someone in Pennsylvania but are unable to come to terms with custody and parenting time, you may need the state’s court system to step in and develop custody terms on your behalf. When you do so, the state may ask you to submit a parenting...

Divorce may include agreeing to take over mortgage payments or using your home’s equity to buy your soon-to-be ex-spouse’s fair share. To keep the house, you may apply for a new home loan or refinance your current one, as noted by The Mortgage Reports. When submitting...

Parental alienation has a negative impact on children of divorce. Studies over the course of many years have proven this fact true time and time again. However, most of these studies focus on young children in the middle of a divorce, or shortly after it has ended....

Dealing with joint custody can be difficult, even for co-parents who still get along after their divorce. However, if you are trying to manage a joint custody situation with a co-parent who suffers from personality disorders or is hostile, finagling this may seem like...

If you have to pay child support, or you receive payments from your ex, you need to review various issues. Aside from addressing back support and looking into the modification of a child support order when necessary, some parents wonder how long these obligations will...

If you are in the middle of a divorce, it is likely that interpersonal problems have been present in your life for some time. However, getting a divorce with children involved often makes the entire process even more stressful. One of the most stressful aspects of...

Divorce is painful for everyone involved, no matter how you cut it. It will leave a lasting impact on you, your ex-partner and your child as well. Of course, as parents, you want to limit the pain your child faces. But how can you do that? Is there a right way to tell...

When a co-parent tries to alienate you from your child, this is parental alienation. Many courts consider it an abusive behavior. Because of its abusive nature, children who suffer through it often develop parental alienation syndrome (PAS). What is PAS, exactly? How...

The end of a marriage is not always easy to accept. You may feel that you can still work things out, which may lead you to want to fight the divorce and refuse to go through with it. According to U.S. News and World Report, you, unfortunately, do not have the option...