Many married couples have vastly different income levels. One spouse may have sidelined their career after having children to support the family. Even without children, one spouse may focus more on supporting the family through work while the other prioritizes...
Like many other Pennsylvania immigrants, your ultimate goal may be to become a permanent citizen of America. To achieve your goal, you must successfully complete a citizenship or naturalization test. As you may know, the test is a source of anxiety for many hopeful...
Divorce is an emotionally heavy event, especially when children are involved. However, this doesn’t mean you should keep your children in the dark about an impending divorce. Looping your kids in can significantly help your children cope with the changes and...
Mitigating factors, also known as extenuating circumstances, are facts that relate to a crime or a convicted defendant and support the argument for leniency. These factors are presented in court to reduce someone’s sentence after a conviction. For example, imagine...
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are among the most severe outcomes of car crashes, and their impact can be devastating for the victim and their loved ones. TBIs are often called invisible injuries, unlike broken bones or cuts, which are readily visible, because they...
When you’re facing the prospect of a divorce, it can be hard not to ask yourself, “How did I even get here?” The odds are high that there’s no one clear answer. For whatever reason, you and your spouse no longer feel the same way about each other that you once did –...
Many people don’t create valid wills, which leads to dying intestate. Intestate can create a lot of difficulties for heirs. Without a valid will, there are no instructions left behind that detail the testator's last wishes and how they wish for their assets to be...
Property division is one of the primary processes of a divorce. When this element is not approached from the right angle, a divorce can be complicated. States follow different processes when dividing property between spouses going through a divorce. Pennsylvania is an...
Creating an estate plan is one of the most important things you can do to provide for your family’s financial future. However, the thought of making one can seem like an overwhelming task. But once you understand the key components of what to include, you can break...
Those who are considering divorce will sometimes just focus on the potential negatives. They will say that they don’t want to get divorced because of the financial insecurity it could create, for example. It is important to think of all sides of a divorce, though,...