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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.

Kayden’s Law and the Future of Custody in Pennsylvania

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP on 4/12/2024

Legislation aimed at protecting children involved in custody battles emerged from tragic events occurring in 2018, marked by the murder of seven-year-old Kayden Mancuso at the hands of her father, Jeffery Mancuso, despite her...more

Openshaw v. Openshaw Decision Sets Precedent by Considering Savings in Massachusetts Alimony Calculations

Conn Kavanaugh on 3/22/2024

A recent Massachusetts Supreme Court decision has broadened the Court’s view on what constitutes the marital lifestyle when awarding alimony. Historically, when awarding alimony in divorce cases, the analysis is based upon a...more

No-Fault Legislation Will Reduce Stress, Cost of Divorce

Conyers on 5/13/2022

On 2 March 2022, the Senate passed legislation aimed at reducing the stress and cost of obtaining a divorce by introducing “no-fault divorce” to Bermuda. This legislation will be the first of a “raft” of reforms that aim to...more

Divorce Planning: How Tax Reform Could Affect Your Decisions

Lewitt Hackman on 12/21/2017

Under the current tax law, individuals making spousal support payments may deduct the payments on their tax returns. Conversely, the individual receiving alimony must count those payments in his or her gross income....more

SC Public Policy Update - March 2016 #3

Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 3/29/2016

What's New - SENATE - The Senate spent the week on the floor working on a compromise to S .997, a bill by Senator Lee Bright (R-Spartanburg) that would track refugees that are located in South Carolina. Senators...more

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