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ALIMONY ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE AN UNTIMELY DEATH

As this is written, the House and Senate this week are scheduled to vote upon a conference report of both houses of Congress which will “reform” tax law in a major way for the first time since the...

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ADVICE TO PSYCHOLOGISTS: TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND CALL THE LAWYER IN THE MORNING

Part 2 of 2 4.            “The complaint is full of lies about me.” Of course it is.  But by operation of law every allegation in the complaint itself is deemed denied until proven. So if your wife...

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HAGUE CONVENTION ON SUPPORT ORDERS MOVES CLOSER TO RATIFICATION

Seven years after becoming a signatory state to the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, Congress passed and the President signed into law...

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THE FORGOTTEN TAX DEDUCTIONS

The general rule is that personal expenses are almost never deductible by taxpayers on Schedule “A” (Itemized Deductions) of their personal returns.  But all rules have exceptions and almost everyone...

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WHOSE KID ARE YOU ANYWAY; DEDUCTIONS/HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD/DAY CARE & CHILD CREDITS

Yes, it is tax time once again and the struggles over who got Christmas morning in December now give way to “who gets the deductions and credits” associated with the minor child.  Here is the primer...

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The Do It Yourself Syndrome

There was a time not so long ago when clients would unload their domestic troubles on lawyers like a cord of rotted wood. They might take care in shopping for the right fit in terms of who would...

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Superior Court Takes a “Moody” Approach to Earning Capacity

As readers of this blog can easily discern, the writer is opinionated. But the January 24, 2024 decision in Moody v. Moody offers a case which attempts to focus on how earning capacity should be...

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A 21st Century Visit to the Alimony Bar

When drafted and adopted as law in the 1980 Divorce Code, Section 706 (now 3706) was disarmingly simple. It said,            706. Bar to alimony No petitioner is entitled to receive an award of...

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Could Your Spouse’s Income Be Suffering “Jet Lag?”

Since not many of us live in the private aircraft world we will keep this blog mercifully short. The Wall Street Journal on Friday April 12 reported on an audit of Boeing’s deployment of their fleet...

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Alimony & the Cohabitation Dilemma

In 1980 Pennsylvania revised its 1929 Divorce Code and for the first time allowed post divorce alimony. It was a tough legislative battle with conservative forces professing concern that divorce would...

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