All posts by Sandy Meilton

Time for a Spring Custody Checkup

As spring and summer approach, it is time to pull out your custody agreements and orders to refresh your recollection regarding precisely what your schedule provides for. Too often parents become complacent about the schedule. You have almost made it [...Read More]

Tax Act and Jobs Act – Its Impact on Child and Spousal Support

In Pennsylvania, the calculation of support obligations is based heavily on parties’ net incomes.  In the last article, we discussed the elimination of the Personal Exemption and how that will impact on child support calculations.   This article will continue to [...Read More]

Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders

Protection From Abuse (PFA) orders are not to be taken lightly and must be complied with to the letter.  The orders are to be read strictly and essentially mean what they say.  This fact should be obvious and the Pennsylvania [...Read More]

Brangelina – Child Custody at the Forefront

Allegations of Abuse in Brangelina Divorce While divorce among the superstars gets more attention from the press and media, at the end of the day, the problems confronted are the same as those faced by most divorcing couples.  Case in [...Read More]

Child Support Amnesty in Dauphin County PA

Child Support Amnesty Offered from June 13 through June 17 Dauphin County is once again offering a child support amnesty program in an effort to encourage parents who have fallen behind in their support payments to get back on track [...Read More]

Pennsylvania Looks To Shorten Length of Time for No Fault Divorces

Shorter Time Periods for No-Fault Divorces in Pennsylvania? Currently pending in the Pennsylvania Senate is legislation that will reduce the length of time for a no fault divorce. The proposed legislation has already passed in the House. The current statute [...Read More]

Who Can Claim Head of Household on Taxes?

What is a Qualifying Person for Head of Household? It is that time of year, again.  April is fast approaching and parties who have separated during the prior tax year will be confronted with a number of decisions regarding their [...Read More]

Do I Have to Force My Child to Visit With the Other Parent?

Pennsylvania Child Custody Schedules and Child Refusal Complying with child custody schedules, whether agreed to by the parties or imposed by the court, is difficult even under the best of circumstances.  Younger children often have separation anxiety and transitioning from [...Read More]

Derivative Social Security Benefits & Child Support

How Derivative Social Security Benefits Impact Child Support Obligations   The guidelines for establishing child support obligations are constantly being reviewed and modified to assure that the formula and guidelines appropriately consider all sources of income available to the parties. [...Read More]

Protection From Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act

Protection From Sexual Violence and Intimidation is Expanded in Pennsylvania Effective July 1, 2015, the Protection from Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act  (PSVI) will become effective in Pennsylvania.  The Act is designed to afford protection similar to the protection afforded [...Read More]