Category Archives: Family


Cohabitation Agreement in Pennsylvania

Protecting Yourself When You Are Unmarried, Live Together and Break-Up in Pennsylvania So, when you are an unmarried couple living together, without the protection of the Pennsylvania divorce code in the event of a split, what can you do to [...Read More]

Filing for Support During a Divorce in Harrisburg Pennsylvania

Harrisburg Divorce Attorney Explains Filing for Support Tina Laudermilch In keeping with the basic overview I have already provided in prior posts regarding divorce, I thought it best to provide some basic information about filing for support and the process [...Read More]

Divorce 101 in Pennsylvania – Part 2

What you need to know about Divorce in Pennsylvania My last article outlined a very brief introduction to the process by which people obtain a divorce.  What some people may not realize is that obtaining the final Decree in Divorce [...Read More]

Children, the Holidays and Divorce – Remember, it is about them

During the years that I served as a Custody Conciliator for the Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg, I had the opportunity to talk with children of all ages and to discuss with them the impact of custody schedules on their [...Read More]

Equitable Distribution During a Divorce in Pennsylvania

Divorcing spouses who do not reach an agreement about how the property (money, real estate and other assets) that they acquired during the marriage will be divided must go through litigation so the court can equitably divide their marital property. [...Read More]

Spousal Support and Alimony Pendente Lite in Pennsylvania

Spousal support, alimony, and APL (alimony pendente lite) are forms of support provided by one spouse to another. Spousal support is designed to provide one spouse (who has generally been dependent upon the other for all or most of the [...Read More]

Child Support in Pennsylvania

Types of Child Support: There are two types of support in Pennsylvania family law matters – Child Support Spousal Support This post explains child support. See our post on Spousal Support for more information on spousal support and alimony. Child [...Read More]

What to Expect in a Divorce

Divorce is a complicated and difficult area of practice. Most individuals have no idea what to expect in a divorce. In this blog post, we explain what you can expect should it become necessary for you to seek a divorce. [...Read More]

In a Pennsylvania divorce should couples consider remaining under the same roof?

It seems that more and more separating and divorcing couples are in a position where they continue to reside together for extended periods of time after one or both parties makes the decision to separate or divorce.  One reason for [...Read More]

Joint Custody and School Decisions

Across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, back to school is on everyone’s mind.  While teachers and other educators are preparing their classrooms and buildings for students, all too frequently parents and students do not know which school, let alone which school [...Read More]