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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.
Cozen O'Connor

Making The Divorce Process Easier For Victims Of Spousal Abuse

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Pennsylvania allows parties to a divorce action to seek both no-fault and fault divorces. While fault remains available, the overwhelming majority of divorces are granted under no-fault grounds. The statutory framework for...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

New Pennsylvania Bill Makes Spousal Abuse Victims’ Divorce Process Easier

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Recently, Governor Wolf signed a bill into law giving spousal abuse victims in Pennsylvania additional rights when pursuing a divorce. This law will become effective in the middle of June 2016. It has been said that, “this...more

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