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George Clooney Is Getting Married And Needs A Prenup

We all heard the news about George Clooney’s engagement.  After holding out for so long, he is now finally getting married.  However, he has a lot to lose in the event of a divorce.  A prenuptial agreement is a must.

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Taking “Stand By Your Man” To A New Level

I recently commented on CNN about the bizarre headline grabbing case involving LA Clipper’s owner, Donald Sterling (see Clip here). The focus of my interview, however, was not Mr. Sterling himself, but the battle between his wife of more than

Posted in Divorce

A Parent’s Right to College Records

For many parents, the financial support they provide to their children does not end after their children graduate from high school.  For divorcing parents in particular, the payment of their children’s future college expenses is often a specific part of

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Conscious Uncoupling Is Just A Fancy Term For Divorce

There is a popular children’s book series where the main character (who is very fancy) frequently speaks in sophisticated phrases and then informs the reader, usually in parenthesis, the common definition of the phrase.  This book series came to mind

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The Marriage Diet

Did you know that marriage can keep you thin?  I call it the marriage diet.  For if you have a lifestyle clause in your prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, you may have contracted to keep your weight at a certain level,

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Separation During Cohabitation

In Pennsylvania, the date used to determine the value of the assets and liabilities subject to equitable distribution is the date of the parties’ separation.  All assets and liabilities accrued during the marriage and prior to this date are considered

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My Latest Post on BlogHer About Avoiding Divorce

See my recent post about some tips you can use before marriage to avoid divorce down the road!  Click Here for the Post. About The Author

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Why A Do-It-Yourself Divorce Is A Bad Idea

Divorces are expensive.  Lawyers are unecessary.  All the information is online. . . .These are just a few of the justifications that couples use when deciding that they too can finalize their own divorce.  There are even online companies that ostensibly assist with a divorce for

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Defamation During a Divorce

It is often said that the Criminal Division of the Court deals with “bad” people at their best behavior, while the Family Division deals with “good” people at their worst behavior.  Divorce litigation is undoubtedly stressful, and emotions often lead

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Keeping The Holidays Happy Despite Your Divorce

These days, as soon as November hits, we are bombarded with all things holiday. From advertisements, to recipes, to school events and water cooler chatter, we just cannot escape the frenzy of this supposedly joyous time of year. However, for those going

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Attorney Jennifer A. Brandt, chair of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law practice, has represented a wide variety of clients in hundreds of family law cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Jennifer is a regular legal commentator on national and local television outlets such as CNN, Fox New Network, HLN, MSNBC, Fox29, ABC News, NBC and CBS and frequently writes and contributes to articles in numerous publications, including the Huffington Post, Fox Business.com, The PhiIly Post, Avvo.com, Allparenting.com, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Philadelphia Business Journal, the National Law Journal, and Main Line Today magazine.
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