http://www.blawgrepublic.com/cat/Family-Law/ FAMILY LAW NEWS Condesa Inc. Blawg Republic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/NqzqUPY-IJ0/ The child support guidelines were amended in December 2011, when the Supreme Court Domestic Relations Rules Committee enacted Rule 1910.11(d)(3). The new rule, which is targeted at cases where one or... Full story available after the jump..... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MassachusettsDivorceFamilyLawBlog/~3/nJftIvMACD8/scotus-says-cops-need-warrant-for-gps.html At the US Supreme Court, sometimes they all get it right on a truly important issue: Justices Rein in Police on GPS Trackers (Wall Street Journal). http://louisvilledivorce.typepad.com/info/2012/01/no-published-family-law-opinions-from-ky-court-of-appeals-today-3.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/BOtRoO2bLk4/ There are many ways to describe a custody arrangement. The new Pennsylvania custody law, enacted in 2011, defines the terms we frequently use in describing custody: Legal custody. The right to make... Full story available after the jump..... http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2012/01/23/regardless-of-how-retirement-accounts-and-pensions-were-equitably-distributed-in-your-divorce-you-may-be-entitled-to-greater-social-security-benefits-based-on-your-exs-earnings-if-they-were-highe/ Here’s a tip worth repeating for people who divorce relatively early in life, when retirement seems far off and is often out of mind. If you are the spouse who earned less income, you may be able to collect some more social security based on your ex’s greater earnings and socia http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/ndAPMszIuK4/ The opinions of the U.S. Tax Court in estate valuation cases can be instructive guidance on legal and valuation principles that are equally relevant to divorce cases. A recent decision of the Tax... Full story available after the jump..... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/fulAE02Ih3g/ On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of a father who twisted and broke his 7 month-old son’s arm. Com. v. Allshouse (January 20,... Full story available after the jump..... http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2012/01/20/divorce-and-stress/ Divorce causes stress. But divorce often is the result of stress as well. Including external stresses. A report has recently come out ranking the largest fifty US metropolitan areas according to how stressful each is to live in. The criteria that factor into the ranking i http://louisvilledivorce.typepad.com/info/2012/01/no-published-family-law-opinions-from-ky-court-of-appeals-today-2.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/AFRNaoNuy4k/ Under the Pennsylvania support guidelines, parents (and spouses who are receiving support) may be entitled to receive reimbursement of their medical expenses that were not paid by insurance,... Full story available after the jump..... http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2012/01/17/honey-i-want-a-divorce-and-i-want-to-have-a-child-with-our-frozen-embryo/ Husband and Wife want to have a baby. They resort to in vitro fertilization and freeze some of the embryos created for possible future use. Husband’s and Wife’s marriage breaks down. They are divorcing. What happens to their frozen embryos? Or, mor http://louisvilledivorce.typepad.com/info/2012/01/no-published-family-law-opinions-from-ky-court-of-appeals-today-1.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BvSource/~3/ZEvClfNwI8I/ In a ground-breaking decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court recently vacated a trial court order refusing to enforce contractual support obligations under a standard affidavit signed by a U.S.... Full story available after the jump..... http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2012/01/07/divorce-with-a-special-needs-child/ Divorce and child custody can be particularly complex when the separating couple has a minor child with special needs. For many divorcing and separating parents of special needs children, not only are they new to the law governing divorce and child custody, but also the complex patchwork http://louisvilledivorce.typepad.com/info/2012/01/no-published-family-law-opinions-from-ky-court-of-appeals-today.html