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The Eagles Finally Won the Super Bowl, But Should Your Child Play Football and What If Parents Don’t See Eye to Eye on the Issue?

I was recently reading The New York Times and came across an article, “Football’s Brain Injury Crisis Lands in Family Court,” that got me thinking about the issue of joint legal custody, children’s activities, and what happens when parents don’t agree. In Pennsylvania, both parents generally share legal custody of their children. “Legal custody” is… Read More

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Breaking Up May Get Harder To Do: How the New Tax Laws Change the Tax Treatment of Alimony

The tax treatment of alimony will change starting in 2019. The payor spouse will no longer be able to deduct the alimony payments and the recipient spouse will no longer pay taxes on the receipt of the alimony. The income will now be taxed at the higher payor rate, resulting in more taxes to the government. Nothing will change for parties who are already paying alimony pursuant to property settlement agreements or court orders containing alimony payments. Read More

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New Relocation Law: The Dramatic Change for New Jersey Family Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court stated in its opinion, Bisbing v. Bisbing, 2017 WL 3392717, that there is no longer a presumption that a parent of primary residence (otherwise known as the “primary custodial parent”) can relocate with the children to another jurisdiction over the objection of the other parent. Read More