Blogs 2009 November

November, 2009 Blog Posts

Parenting Agreements for Infants and Toddlers

Often times, courts start with the unspoken presumption that shared parenting time is in the best interests of the children. If both parents are able to exercise 3-4 days per week, want to spend that ...
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Civil Protection Orders (Restraining Orders)

“Protection order means any order that prohibits the restrained person from contacting, harassing, injuring, intimidating, molesting, threatening, or touching any protected person, or from ...
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Holiday Parenting Time

As we all know, the winter holidays sneak up on us quickly. That is why it is so important to consider your plans with children early. Very often, we run into situations where clients and prospective ...
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Conscious Divorce Or Emotional Divorce?

When a marriage ends, it is usually accompanied by intense emotions that too often result in terrible choices being made that end up hurting the couple and the children. You don’t have to be ...
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New study predicts likelyhood of divorce

I came by this study the other day, and it really caught my eye. In particular, the categories defined for a “high-risk” dynamic between couples was telling. I would estimate that nearly ...
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Child Support Modifications

I hear quite a few stories in post-decree divorce and parental allocation cases concerning child support. One big problem is the fact that many people believe it is sufficient to simply agree betweeen ...
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When to Move out of the Marital Home

Making the decision to move out of the marital home is a very difficult decision to make in the beginning of the dissolution process. It is a decision that should be discussed with an attorney because ...
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Emergency Custody Orders for the Holiday Season

Everyone wants to spend time with their kids during the holidays, and this can cause visitation disagreements. One parent might have plane tickets for the kids and the other parent is being ...
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My Spouse Wants a Divorce - I've Been Served with a Petition for Dissolution, What do I do Now?

If you have been served with a petition for dissolution of your marriage(divorce), you are likely wondering what you need to do. It is imperative that you respond to the petition in a timely manner ...
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Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training

As President of the Collaborative Professionals of Central Pennsylvania, I'm thrilled to announce that over the next two days, 35 professionals spanning many disciplines and geographic areas are being ...
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Am I automatically divorced in Pennsylvania if I’ve been separated from my spouse for two years?

There is much misinformation with regard to this topic. Separated spouses are not automatically divorced after living separate and apart for two years. In fact, there is no circumstance in ...
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Divorce and Cancer

For years now, our firm has followed the health impacts of divorce on men and women and noted the disparity between the sexes. See www.DivorceHealth.org. Yet another new study study confirms our ...
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Be glad Colorado is a no-fault state, in New York a spouse can go after your kidney

Some states are considered “fault” states. The general idea here is that if one party behaves poorly, the court may consider this marital misconduct when they award marital assets and ...
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Where to file for divorce or legal separation.

After seven years, the wife of Shaquille O’Neal calls it quits. Shaunie O’Neal is seeking a legal separation and ultimately a divorce. She moved to Los Angeles from Florida in hopes of ...
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Midnight Moves - Family Law Doughnut Hole

All too frequently, I see parents in a situation where the kids have been moved without notice. One parent unilaterally decides to up and move in the middle of the night, without consent, planning or ...
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What Zealous Advocacy Means to Me - Eli Hammond, Attorney at Law, Claery & Green, LLP

I take pride in helping each and every client receive the most favorable outcome possible given the facts and circumstances of their particular case. I take an aggressive approach for our client's ...
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Welcome to the Colgan Marzzacco Family Law Blog!

Welcome to our Family Law Blog. It is our intent to provide helpful information to our clients, friends and colleagues through this Blog. Many times clients pose questions to us based upon information ...
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Issues Regarding Child Custody and Visitation for the Holidays

Disagreements regarding holiday child custody visitations frequently occur between separated parents. This is especially true during the period that includes Thanksgiving, Christmas/Winter Break, New ...
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