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Beware of the quick estate plan:  why you shouldn't just leave everything to beneficiaries

Beware of the quick estate plan: why you shouldn't just leave everything to beneficiaries

A common way to avoid the time commitment in estate planning is to leave everything to direct beneficiaries or make someone a co-owner of all of your assets. This article looks at just one scenario where this will not work.

Pennsylvania Child Custody Law is Changing: Can Grandparents and Non-Parents Still File?

Pennsylvania Child Custody Law is Changing: Can Grandparents and Non-Parents Still File?

The most fortunate children grow up being loved by many adults besides their parents, but loving a child cannot by itself confer the right to claim custody of that child in Pennsylvania. Only people who have "standing" under the law may ask a Pennsylvania family court to grant them an award of...

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School Choice Disputes: Where Will Your Child Go to School?

School Choice Disputes: Where Will Your Child Go to School?

Deciding where your child will go to school can be a very personal and oftentimes emotional decision, even for two-parent households. You might have a personal history with a specific school, and might even want your children to learn from some of your own former teachers.

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Navigating Extracurricular Activities in Your Custody Case

Navigating Extracurricular Activities in Your Custody Case

Separated parents often find themselves fighting over their children's extra-curricular activities. Disagreements can become heartaches: which activities and programs to choose, how many are too many, whether children may be signed up for activities during the other parent's custodial time...

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