Posted May 9, 2022
By: Felix S. Yelin, Esquire and Jeffrey P. Burke, Esquire Why are employment discrimination claims based on Pennsylvania state law primarily filed in federal court? This counter-intuitive practice arises from how Pennsylvania appellate and federal courts have interpreted the Commonwealth’s civil rights law, specifically with respect to the availability of a right to a trial […]
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Posted May 4, 2022
By: Ashley B. Stitzer, Esquire In today’s world, the traditional family structure continues to change and now takes many different forms. Unfortunately, many grandparents have been faced with becoming the primary custodian of their grandchildren when parents become unavailable to raise their children due to mental health, addiction, abuse, incarceration or other issues. Grandparents are […]
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Posted May 4, 2022
Private school tuition can be allocated in child support cases if certain criteria are met. First, the Court will determine whether the parents have adequate financial resources. As a general matter, parents have less disposable income after divorce. This is because many costs, such as housing, utilities, and groceries now must be duplicated. Just because […]
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Posted May 3, 2022
Yes. Divorce can be granted on fault and no fault grounds, and property division and alimony are determined without regard to marital misconduct. While divorce can be granted on fault grounds, such as adultery, most divorces are granted on no fault grounds, such as the marriage being irretrievably broken and 6 months of separation. Delaware’s […]
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Posted May 2, 2022
Your engineer calls you as you’re standing over two alternative site plans one afternoon, deciding which you want to submit to the municipality for your project. Your engineer tells you that the municipality is planning to change its zoning ordinance and map in a way that will not permit your project. However, your project is […]
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Posted April 29, 2022
Developments in the employment world happened in April that could impact everything from mandatory employee onboarding documents to the price of your favorite cup of coffee. Read about a few of them below. Employers should be Aware of Significant Changes are Coming for the Form I-9 The Form I-9, an HR onboarding document used to […]
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Posted April 19, 2022
By: Patrick J. Boyer, Esq. The Standard Contact Guidelines are guidelines that suggest provisions for contact, holidays, extracurricular activities, and incidental issues related to custody. The guidelines are just that—guidelines—based upon assumptions that both parents are able and fit to care for the child. Second, the guidelines are not legally binding, nor do they create a presumption of shared custody. If your custody case goes to […]
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Posted April 11, 2022
In May of 2020, Pennsylvania became the third state to outlaw the marriage of a minor (under the age of 18) in any circumstances. It joined Delaware and New Jersey in banning this practice. As of the date of this article there are only six states that have banned the practice, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, […]
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Posted April 6, 2022
An ex parte order is an emergency order issued upon the application of one party before the other party is afforded a chance to respond. Because these orders are only issued in emergencies without the Court hearing from both parties, the movant must demonstrate the likelihood of immediate and irreparable harm in the absence of […]
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Posted April 1, 2022
A scheduling order is an order issued by a Judge before trial that sets deadlines on when certain events in a case must occur. Often the most significant deadlines concern discovery and exchange of trial exhibits. Discovery is the process where a party can formally request information that is relevant to the case, such as […]
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