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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Another Blow to College Debt

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &... on 7/17/2023

In Pennsylvania parents are not required to pay for their children’s college education. In many instances, parents in an intact marriage agree to co-sign student loans to help their children obtain an education. If a divorce...more

Wall Street Journal Takes on the College Cost Issue

Fox Rothschild LLP on 11/11/2021

The November 10 Wall Street Journal stuck a pin in an otherwise accepted “truth”; that post secondary education is always a good investment. In a front page article titled “A $115,000 U.S.C. Degree Yields Low Pay, Huge Debts”...more

College Debt & Equitable Distribution

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/10/2020

When couples decide to end a marriage, the process involves division of the good (the assets) the bad (the liabilities) and the ugly (liabilities that exceed assets). Hearing officers whom we have spoken with report that they...more

Alienating Your Kids From Their Other Parent May Cost Your Kids Big When It Comes To Child Support And College.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/15/2020

Here in New Jersey, divorced parents are generally obligated to contribute to the college education expenses for their un-emancipated children. In virtually every marital settlement agreement where there are un-emancipated...more

To Pay or Not to Pay? Are Parents Responsible for Their Adult Child’s College Expenses?

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 4/5/2019

With all of the world waiting to hear the legal outcomes for Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin surrounding each of their respective college admissions scams, which include cheating on college exams and bribing officials to...more

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