CHILD CUSTODY LITIGATION SPECIFIC FACTORS MUST BE CONSIDERED BY THE TRIAL COURT A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court decision has determined that a trial court judge in a child custody case must consider factors set forth in Pennsylvania’s newly enacted child custody statute in making an award of child custody. On November 23, 2010, the Pennsylvania…
Divorce: Spouse Not Entitled to Proceeds of a Will Content
SPOUSE NOT ENTITLED TO PROCEEDS OF A WILL CONTEST IN A DIVORCE ACTION Generally speaking, inherited property is non-marital and not subject to equitable distribution in a divorce case. In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court was faced with the question of whether a spouse in a divorce action is entitled…
RELOCATION IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES
RELOCATION IN CHILD CUSTODY CASES Are you a parent who has been offered a job in a different state? Have you learned that the parent of your child may be moving out of the area? Relocation is tough on children. These cases are also extremely difficult for judges to decide. If you are considering relocating…
FAILURE OF EMPLOYER TO PAY WAGES ON TIME RESULTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEE
A recent case decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania determined that an employee was eligible for unemployment where she quit her job for failure of her employer to pay wages. In the case of Shupp v. U.C.B.R., No. 1933 C.D. 2010 (April 21, 2011), the employee worked as a paralegal for an attorney for…