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Pennsylvania couples who have accrued vast assets, shored up their retirement savings and are planning for a prosperous future as they age might be blindsided by a divorce. Divorces between those 50 and older are frequently categorized as “gray” divorces and pose...
Pennsylvania is an equitable distribution state. This means that during the course of divorce, marital assets are divided in a fair, but not necessarily equal, fashion. However, to ensure that you get your fair share of the marital estate, you need to ensure that...
In Pennsylvania divorces in which there may be substantial assets at stake, it is important to understand all aspects of the law surrounding property division. Of course, the most basic concept is equitable distribution. The marital property will be divided in a way...
Each generation has its own take on the ritual of marriage. Recently, the millennial generation has been making waves with its embrace of a once-taboo marital practice – the prenuptial agreement. The prenuptial agreement or “prenup” is essentially a contract that...
We see it on TV all the time now, but in prior decades moving in together without being married used to be rare. Indeed, as a society, it was shocking. However, as moving in together has become the norm, can that actually hurt one’s future marriage? The moving in...
Throughout a marriage couples earn money and buy and acquire a number of assets. This property could include homes, vehicles, bank accounts, retirement accounts, investment accounts, businesses, collectables and other items. During the marriage both spouses generally...
Those who are thinking about divorce have probably taken a moment to review their finances. They know they will likely need to split bank accounts, and the savvy within the group may know they will need to distinguish between marital and separate property....
Many Pennsylvania employers offer retirement accounts to their employees, and many employees are counting on these accounts to sustain them once they have retired. So are their spouses. For many married couples, a retirement account may be one of the single largest...