If you are facing difficult family law issue you are enduring one of the most stressful events of your life. Our Pennsylvania family law lawyers understand that family law issues can be overwhelming and often disheartening. In these times, you want a family law attorney who is both sympathetic and effective. Whether through negotiation or litigation our LGBT Pennsylvania family law attorneys will do everything necessary to resolve your family law concerns in a manner that is most beneficial for you and the people you love. Please connect with our Media, PA divorce lawyers to begin your case analysis. You can also visit @myfamilylawlawyers to organize your case evaluation.
With offices throughout PA they serve the entire Commonwealth including Allentown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Erie, Altoona, York, Media, Norristown, Doylestown, West Chester, New Hope & Blue Bell.
Family Law Issues We Handle
You may be asking yourself why you should hire one of our Norristown family law lawyers. We are ready to answer that question and more during your free initial consultation. Focusing on family law representation, our firm handles all types of family law concerns, including:
- Divorce: Handling uncontested, contested and military divorces, we can help you get started and deal with the emotions of divorce as we guide you through the entire process.
- Child custody: We will help you work with your spouse to come up with a custody and visitation agreement that works best for your children. If an agreement is not possible, we will be in court with you to obtain an order for your children.
- Child support: Your order will be based on each state’s child support guidelines, unless otherwise agreed between the parties. We will work hard to make sure your kids are taken care of and your financial future is protected.
- Spousal support and alimony: While not applicable to every marriage, we will help you understand your spousal support and alimony options and how they apply to you specifically.
- Equitable distribution of marital assets: Make sure you protect the assets you have and work to discover any hidden assets of your spouse.
- Modifications: From financial changes pertaining to support matters to relocation in custody matters, we can help you obtain modifications to your original support and custody orders. The laws pertaining to support matters have changed recently and they are very specific. Don’t make a move until you have spoken to a lawyer.
Our gay friendly Philadelphia family law lawyers also handle cases involving prenuptial agreements, domestic violence, grandparents’ rights, stepparent adoptions, paternity disputes and more.
In all cases, we encourage our clients to work out settlements that will be beneficial to their interests. But, there are times when settlements cannot be reached, and we are prepared to go to court to protect you.
Pennsylvania Equitable Distribution Laws
In a Pennsylvania divorce the court/judge will decide how all marital assets, property and debt are divided up in a divorce. As each situation is different the will consider each marital asset or group of assets independently. Then, a different percentage may be applied to each marital asset or group of assets. Common factors which impact the equitable division of marital property can include:
(1) The length of the marriage.
(2) Any prior marriage of either party.
(3) The age, health, station, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties.
(4) The contribution by one party to the education, training or increased earning power of the other party.
(5) The opportunity of each party for future acquisitions of capital assets and income.
(6) The sources of income of both parties, including, but not limited to, medical, retirement, insurance or other benefits.
(7) The contribution or dissipation of each party in the acquisition, preservation, depreciation or appreciation of the marital property, including the contribution of a party as homemaker.
(8) The value of the property set apart to each party.
(9) The standard of living of the parties established during the marriage.
(10) The economic circumstances of each party at the time the division of property is to become effective.
(10.1) The Federal, State and local tax ramifications associated with each asset to be divided, distributed or assigned, which ramifications need not be immediate and certain.
(10.2) The expense of sale, transfer or liquidation associated with a particular asset, which expense need not be immediate and certain.
(11) Whether the party will be serving as the custodian of any dependent minor children
Contact Our Pennsylvania Family Law Lawyers
Our Pittsburgh family law lawyers have compassion for our clients’ needs and have a personal desire to help them resolve family problems and move forward. Please do not hesitate to contact our Pennsylvania family law attorneys today for a free initial consultation.
No matter what state your case is in our team of Philadelphia family law attorneys can help as they serve all 50 states and Washington D.C. including: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington D.C., West Virginia, Wyoming and Wisconsin.