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Beware of the quick estate plan:  why you shouldn't just leave everything to beneficiaries

Beware of the quick estate plan: why you shouldn't just leave everything to beneficiaries

A common way to avoid the time commitment in estate planning is to leave everything to direct beneficiaries or make someone a co-owner of all of your assets. This article looks at just one scenario where this will not work.

I Am Unemployed Because of COVID-19. Do I Still Have to Pay Alimony?

I Am Unemployed Because of COVID-19. Do I Still Have to Pay Alimony?

Unemployment is everywhere across Pennsylvania at an unprecedented level, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Non-essential" business offices remain closed as our economy labors under life-support, leaving us all to wonder what happens next.

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Pennsylvania Child Custody Law is Changing: Can Grandparents and Non-Parents Still File?

Pennsylvania Child Custody Law is Changing: Can Grandparents and Non-Parents Still File?

The most fortunate children grow up being loved by many adults besides their parents, but loving a child cannot by itself confer the right to claim custody of that child in Pennsylvania. Only people who have "standing" under the law may ask a Pennsylvania family court to grant them an award of...

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School Choice Disputes: Where Will Your Child Go to School?

School Choice Disputes: Where Will Your Child Go to School?

Deciding where your child will go to school can be a very personal and oftentimes emotional decision, even for two-parent households. You might have a personal history with a specific school, and might even want your children to learn from some of your own former teachers.

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