It is becoming more common to see older adults in divorce court. As the stigmas against divorce fade away, people no longer feel as if they must stay in a marriage that is no longer working. Divorcing later in life can be challenging because it has been so long since...
Divorce often means separating your life from your spouse. Depending on your relationship and whether you have children together, you may become completely separated or you may need to negotiate new terms. While your attorney will help you arrange your legal situation...
Having a will in Pennsylvania removes much of the uncertainty about what will happen to your assets after you die. It allows you to provide for your family as you wish, distributing the contents of your estate upon your death. According to CNBC, estate planning is...
If you want to keep the house after the divorce, there are details to work out to make it possible. Staying informed about your options may help you keep your home. As an equitable distribution state, Pennsylvania courts decide on property distribution based on a...
Divorce may be an unpleasant and an emotionally draining process for some people. For such, you will witness a lot of back and forth struggle as no one wants to come into an agreement with the other. But for other people, the process may be swift and smooth since they...
Throughout the course of your marriage, you and your spouse likely accumulated assets, and you may have intermingled the property each of you brought into the relationship. In the event of a divorce, your shared assets must be divided; a sticking point for many...
When it comes to creating an estate plan, people need to review a lot of factors and consider their unique circumstances. For example, we realize that some people have property in this state as well as another state. Some people like to spend a portion of the year in...
Funding your trust is the most critical part of any estate plan that you make. Having all your affairs in order when you have created a trust and put all the support documents in place is not the end of the story. Your trust or your plan must be funded. Funding your...
For those in Pennsylvania who decide to divorce after age 50, a number of factors come into sharper focus. For example, a divorce later in life may be affected by health issues, it could affect finances to a greater degree and it could involve a complicated division...
As you begin estate planning in Pennsylvania, you may hear a lot about what you should do. There is not a lot of talk about the common mistakes that people make in their estate plans. Making a mistake can cost your heirs a lot of time and money, so understand the...