Service businesses present a unique challenge when trying to value the business for equitable distribution and determine income for spousal and child support.
Service businesses are defined in very broad terms under the internal revenue code. Generally, a service business is not primarily engaged in extractive, harvesting and goods-producing activities…
The new tax code as it pertains to alimony takes effect January 1, 2019. The new law applies to any divorce instruments finalized after 2018.
The divorce instruments include:
• Divorce Decree
• Separation Agreement
• An agreement or order requiring a spouse to make payments for support…
Read more: How The New Tax Laws Affect Alimony And Divorce Negotiations
When it comes to tying the knot, Americans are, increasingly, fashionably late. For various reasons, millennials are getting married later in life than prior generations did.
According to the Pew Research Center, the median age of women and men getting married for the first time is now 27 and 29,…
In Pennsylvania, a parent of a child who is under 18 years old may file a complaint of custody with the county court in which there is jurisdiction of the child to a form of custody of the child, whether sole, primary or partial physical custody and sole or…
The world has now opened up for gay couples. The United States Supreme Court decision now not only provides same sex couples with the right to marry as any heterosexual couple, gay couples now have the benefit of all of the rights and responsibilities as heterosexual couples.
The considerations for…
Freedom and Ethics Alliance Rebuttal to Boston Herald Editorial “Preying on Parents Fear”
In reviewing the editorial staff on May 8, 2017, it is apparent that the writer was influenced by ignorance and using this platform to instill fear into the very people who need facts and information to make…
Read more: Freedom and Ethics Alliance Rebuttal to Boston Herald Editorial “Preying on Parents Fear”
The United States Supreme Court Decision in recognizing a constitutional right for gays to marry throughout the United States has far reaching implications beyond marriage.
These far reaching implications include one spouse’s ability to sponsor a same sex spouse to become a lawful permanent resident and to include the spouse’s…
The waiting period for a no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania will be cut in half, from two years to one, thanks to House Bill 380, which Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law on Oct. 4, 2016. The law, Act 102, will go into effect in 60 days.
Pennsylvania House members…
It is an unfortunate fact these days, where there is marriage; there is also a 50% chance of divorce. This applies to heterosexual and gay marriage.
It’s not a subject that marriage-equality groups tend to trumpet on their websites, but gay couples are at the start of a divorce boom.…
