Important Steps to Take if Involved in a Car Crash If you are involved in a car crash, there are several important steps that you should take to best protect yourself, both medically and legally: Step 1: Contact the police – By contacting the police, you will ensure that a […]
Family Law and Bankruptcy When a party to a family law case files bankruptcy, in general there is an automatic stay under federal law to all actions against the debtor or the debtor’s property. However, there are numerous family law exemptions to that stay provision. All actions to establish and […]
Family Law – Prenuptial Agreements One of the issues that people considering a prenuptial agreement should be discussing is what provisions, if any, should be made in that agreement related to the parties’ future marital residence. After their marriage, if they are going to live in a house that was […]
When a person in Pennsylvania is injured at work, regardless of whether the employer was at fault or not, the person is entitled to worker’s compensation insurance benefits which will compensate him or her for any lost wages. The employer can use claims management to get help with appropriate medical […]
This is one of the most common questions we are asked. If you are in a car accident and a family member is in a different one- why isn’t recovery the same? There are many factors that go into determining a settlement value of a case. First- the specifics of […]
Recent years have seen a growing interest in the adoption of environmentally sustainable and socially responsible practices by businesses. On October 24, 2012 Governor Corbett signed into law Chapter 33 of Title 15 (the Pennsylvania Associations Code) which authorizes the organization of a new form of business corporation that offers […]
Hot Tips: Divorce and Estate Planning: Careful, Competent Lawyers Must Think of Everything! If you are separated and not yet divorced, what is it important for you to think about or know? Review your current Will and make changes to protect yourself. Do not wait until your divorce is final. […]
Social Networking After an Accident After you are in an accident and are safe, you often want to tell the whole world how somebody did something wrong and hurt you. That feeling is extremely natural. However, it can hurt any potential case you may have. Every solicitor will tell you […]
When Does Child Support End? Generally speaking, the obligation of one parent (usually the one with partial physical custody) to the other parent (usually the one with primary physical custody) for payment of child support ends when the child reaches age 18 or graduates from high school, whichever comes last. […]
Wills, Trusts, Estates and Taxes – Why draft a will when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania already provides one? What happens if you die without a will? In Pennsylvania, your assets* that are in your name will be distributed based on the intestate succession laws of Pennsylvania. Specifically, your property will […]