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Roll With The Changes, Even After Your Divorce Is Finalized
Roll With The Changes, Even After Your Divorce Is Finalized Divorce can be overwhelming, and when it is finally over, you may feel refreshed and relieved, until something happens that may warrant a...
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Staying Together for the Kids
Staying Together for the Kids Many unhappy couples choose to remain married and delay divorce because they are “staying together for the kids.” They believe it best for their children to be raised in...
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Stepparent Custody and Child Support
Stepparent Custody and Child Support The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently handed down an opinion in case of A.S. v. I.S. regarding step-parent custody and support law. The court held that a...
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Face Your Fears with the LaMonaca Law Team Approach
Face Your Fears with the LaMonaca Law Team Approach. Let’s face it, if you are contacting our firm, it is because you are having fears and concerns about your future. These fears can be overwhelming,...
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Does Marriage Provide Legal Parentage for Same Sex Couples?
Does Marriage Provide Legal Parentage for Same Sex Couples? In Pennsylvania, when a married woman gives birth to a child, it is presumed that the woman’s husband is the child’s father by way of their...
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Modifying Alimony
While questions and cases about courts modifying alimony payments arise frequently, the Pennsylvania Superior Court found a never-before-answered issue in a case that was decided late last year. The...
View ArticleStarting the Process: How to Make the Most of Your Consultation
A divorce action that includes support, custody, and equitable distribution can be a complicated and stressful process. Before anything is filed with the Courts, it’s essential that you meet with an...
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Should you update your will during a divorce?
Should you update your will during a divorce? If you are in the process of divorcing your spouse, it is a good idea to review your will and estate plan with a knowledgeable attorney. The process and...
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Gun Ownership Rights Denied to Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
Gun Ownership Rights Denied to Perpetrators of Domestic Violence In a 6-2 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 27th that people who commit reckless acts of domestic violence can be denied...
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Divorce by Data
Divorce By Data Today, divorce and infidelity investigations increasingly center around digital forensics, involving data gathered from wearable devices and smartphone applications such as Fit-bit,...
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Things to do with your finances after divorce
Things to do with your finances after divorce. Among the things that are most likely to change during and after a divorce is the financial situation of the parties. Some of the changes to a newly...
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Family Law Myths
Family Law Myths At LaMonaca Law, we specialize in the practice of family law. This includes custody, divorce, child support, protection from abuse and many other matters. The legal landscape of family...
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Waiting is the Hardest Part: How Long Does it Take to Get Divorced?
Waiting is the Hardest Part: How Long Does it Take to Get Divorced? The answer is that it depends. If both parties agree to the divorce, they can proceed under Section 3301(c) of the Divorce Code,...
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What is an Annulment?
What is an Annulment? In Pennsylvania, a marriage can be dissolved by annulment, rather than by divorce, under specific circumstances. If a marriage qualifies under the law to be annulled, either party...
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New Court Ruling Regarding Grandparents, Adoption, and Termination of...
New Court Ruling Regarding Grandparents, Adoption, and Termination of Parental Rights The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued an opinion in the case of In re: Adoption of M.R.D. and T.M.D....
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Leaving the Kids Out of It: Five ways that you and your spouse can lessen the...
Leaving the Kids Out of It: Five ways that you and your spouse can lessen the impact your split will have on your children Divorce impacts every member of a family, and often times those who feel the...
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Drama Aside, Teamwork and a Good Director Will Help in Divorce
Drama Aside, Teamwork and a Good Director Will Help in Divorce Recent news was that Angelina Jolie has added two “powerhouse litigators” to her legal team in the case of her divorce from Brad Pitt....
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Can You Bring Your Child to Custody Court?
Can You Bring Your Child to Custody Court? One of Pennsylvania’s sixteen custody factors is “The well-reasoned preference of the child, based on the child’s maturity and judgment.” 23 Pa. C.S. §...
View ArticleDivorce Rates in Pennsylvania: Who, When, and Where?
Divorce Rates in Pennsylvania: Who, When, and Where? According to the Department of Health, fewer marriages in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania were dissolved by marriage or annulment in 2015 than in...
View ArticleStepparent Custody and Child Support
Stepparent Custody & Child Support The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently handed down an opinion in case of A.S. v. I.S. regarding step-parent custody and support law. The court held that a...
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