Posts Tagged ‘PA’
Prenuptial Agreements
A prenuptial agreement, also referred to as premarital or antenuptial agreement, is entered into prior to marriage for the purpose of determining the couple’s rights and obligations in the event they ultimately divorce. The agreement must be in writing with a statement of assets attached. The marriage of the parties triggers the agreement. The law…
Read MoreAlimony Reform Letters to the Editor
Alimony reform has already been discussed as a hot button issue in New Jersey. New Jersey courts will order permanent alimony in divorces under certain circumstances such as to a dependent spouse in a long term marriage. The loudest proponent of alimony reform in New Jersey has been Tom Leustek, a professor at Rutgers and the co-founder…
Read MoreSocial Security Benefits and Divorce
An individual is entitled to collect Social Security benefits based on his or her own earnings history, or 50% of the spouse or former spouse’s benefit, if it is greater than the individual’s, or 100% if the spouse is deceased. In the event that the individual is divorced, it must have been a marriage of…
Read More2012: Another New Year
According to the dictionary there are several definitions for the word, “resolution,” such as: 1. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something. 2. the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, procedure, etc. 3. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute;…
Read MoreThe Impact of Generosity in a Successful Marriage or Divorce
The New York Times recently reported on the role of generosity in a successful marriage. The research came from a recent study of 2,870 men and women conducted by the University of Virginia’s National Marriage Project (“State of Our Unions” report from the National Marriage Project). According to the research cited in the article, “[w]hile…
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