Most landlord/tenant issues arise out of a situation where the landlord or tenant engages in conduct that is in violation of one or more of the provisions of the operative lease. However, what happens if there is no formal lease between the landlord and tenant or if...
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Month: January 2013
Communication & Custody
One of the greatest hurdles for parents following a child custody battle is being able to communicate with one another regarding the child. Often, the parties harbor significant bad blood toward one another and have no interest in speaking with or seeing each other....
Annulment – A Family Law & Divorce Issue
Although it is a somewhat rare occurrence, an interesting family law question I occasionally encounter is that of annulment in Pennsylvania. In Pennsylvania, the law establishes a very specific set of circumstances under which one can have a marriage annulled. Unlike...
Evictions
Our Pittsburgh law office regularly fields inquiries from both landlords and tenants regarding evictions. Usually, if the call is from a landlord, he or she wants to find out the steps he or she should take to effectuate the eviction legally. If the call is from a...
Holiday Custody
At the end of each year our firm inevitably receives phone calls from divorced or separated parents asking how to handle child custody during the holiday season. This can prove to be an especially stressful and volatile issue considering most parents want to spend as...
Common Law Marriage
Our Pittsburgh law office recently received an inquiry as to whether common law marriage is still recognized in Pennsylvania. While the short answer is no, the truth is slightly more complicated.The purpose of a common law marriage was to solemnize marriage for people...
Claiming a Child as a Dependent
With the end of the year just past and tax season on the horizon, an important issue that I encounter regularly in my family law practice revolves around which spouse is permitted to claim the child or children on their taxes.The general rule is that a parent can...