Archive: Support

Full House? Why Wait? Mediate!

Full House? Why Wait? Mediate! Is your house feeling a little too FULL lately? Mary-Kate Olsen, former child star of the television sitcom “Full House” thought so recently when she asked a Manhattan, New York… Read More

Arbitration as an Alternative to Litigation

While most attorneys seek to help clients through negotiating and resolving issues to avoid any need to file complaints and go to court, there are times when a third party is needed to decide a… Read More

The COVID-19 Financial Fallout – Child Support

The fallout of mandatory orders to “stay home” is financial. If you have lost your job . . . you must proactively apply to have your monthly support amount modified. Unemployment income is still considered income, so you will still need to pay child support.

Posted: March 30th, 2020
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Riding the Waves of Life: Divorce, Custody and Support in an Ever-Changing World

Eileen Murphy served as a panelist for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s CLE Down the Shore family law program “Riding the Waves of Life,” which addressed support, custody and divorce, both in case law and in… Read More

Posted: August 15th, 2019
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Sharing College Costs (Weber v. Weber)

One of the questions that I am often asked in consultations or in connection with dissolving a marriage is “What about college?” Many couples share an expectation that their children will pursue higher education. The… Read More

Posted: August 8th, 2019
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Some Stepparents Have to Pay Child Support in Pennsylvania

Lisa Shapson, The Legal Intelligencer (online) On Dec. 29, 2015, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held in A.S. v. I.S., 8 MAP 2015 (Pa. 2015), that when a stepparent takes affirmative legal steps to assume the… Read More

Posted: February 23rd, 2016
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