If the older child turned 23 the Child Support Guidelines for the one child -who I am assuming is a minor or at least is unemancipated-would need to be calculated for a Modification Petition, it is not an automatic divide by 2 situation. You should meet with a divorce practitioner who can discuss... View More

Any legal divorce granted by a court with proper jurisdiction over the parties in the US should be recognized for immigration purposes.

Short answer: Yes, it will hurt your credit. If your name is on the mortgage and it is being reported to the credit agencies, then as soon as that mortgage is reported as late that will be a ding on your credit. You can dispute your responsibility for the expenses with the agencies, but until... View More

If there is a material change in circumstances of the parties or child, yes, there may be further modifications.

You should assemble as many financial records as possible and make copies- the more documents you have, the better and will save money and time on the proceeding. Start working on your Financial Statement as well. Since there are step children you should know what the status is of child support for... View More

You would need to ASAP file an Emergency Motion and Affidavit seeking Modification of any existing Orders or also a Modification Complaint if there is a Judgment, detailing that the child's therapist has filed an abuse 51a and recommends no visitation in the child's best interests.

You can check with the Court Clerk in the Philadelphia Court on the status of the case with the docket number assigned to the case which should be on the document you had received and you can usually obtain copies from the Clerk of the docket and other documents- there may be/probably is a fee.... View More

You should hire a probate practitioner as there is a specific way to perfect a claim against an estate that must be followed . Was his brother a joint tenant of the real estate? If not then he may not be the sole owner.

"Silent" means if the Order does not so state.

The Court Order would normally state who is responsible for payment for the therapy services. If it is silent then it would be treated like other medical services.

Yes, you do have to give financial statements. This is the only way that the court knows your financial situation and can judge whether a divorce agreement is fair.

Due to the automatic restraining order on both parties once a divorce complaint is filed and served, unless there is an agreement that you apply for credit it is pre-mature and could be basis for a Contempt Complaint against you if you obtain a credit line or loan. Without knowing the details of... View More

Your divorcing would have no adverse effect on permanent residency and there are child support and potentially spousal support obligations to you- he just can't leave you high and dry without financial assistance. In divorce Motions for Temporary Support including insurance coverage are... View More

You should discuss this with your divorce attorney. It is possible that he or she is aware of the Judge's calendar or other situation causing delay. The Court personnel may be/ probably are aware of the case remaining undecided as well. Your counsel probably does not want to anger or upset... View More

Was there an impoundment order? The parties and their counsel

would have access to information in the file. The file is not public

so there should be no dissemination of the contents without a

vacating of the impoundment order. So if you have concerns then

you should... View More

Hello, this would involve a reading of your separation agreement in the context of the recent cases and should be addressed with your divorce attorney as 4 years ago the spouse's retirement or not should have been contemplated.

There is an overall guideline and 10 months is long, but you should discuss this with your divorce attorney and also check the public docket.

Your remarriage to your former spouse is a new short marriage.

There are attorneys who specialize in sexual abuse cases and this is not really a family law question.

I don't know how long ago you were divorced and when the child support guidelines were calculated , so I can only generalize that the new Guidelines take the individual facts involved into consideration and your separation agreement seems to be in-line with your proposal. However, if she is... View More