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How do you choose your personal representative?
Creating a will requires careful thought and planning. After all, there are a lot of decisions you must make. You have to consider how you want your property to be managed, how to distribute your hard-earned assets and who shall inherit that property. However, these...
Do you have any visitation rights as a grandparent?
Many grandparents feel like their relationship with their grandchildren is entirely dependent on the goodwill of their child or their child's romantic partner. Especially when grandparents have a falling out with their child or their child goes through a contentious...
Do you have grounds for sole custody in a Pennsylvania divorce?
For parents of minor children going through a divorce in Pennsylvania, concerns about the relationship with their children will usually be the most pressing issue about what will happen in the immediate future. Given that the courts tailor their custody determinations...
What’s a quiet title action in Pennsylvania?
The home you own and the property that it’s on have passed through numerous hands throughout the years -- and there are a few times where the deed wasn’t properly recorded. That’s left a cloud hanging over the title and a few ambiguous possibilities regarding actual...
Creating an estate plan protects your assets and your legacy
It is very easy to put off creating an estate plan or last will. After all, the only real deadline you have for the creation of one is your death or a time when you become mentally incapacitated. However, no one knows when they may die, get into a car crash or...
What are your odds of divorce? Consider these red flags
Pinpointing the exact odds of divorce for any couple can be hard because there are so many factors involved. The old saying that 50% of marriages end in divorce no longer holds true, if it ever did, and even that isn’t the same for every couple. For instance, couples...
What is the best defense to drug possession charges?
Many people who live with addiction end up controlled by the disease. You may never have intended for your life to take this path, but all too soon, you lost control over your actions because a drug had taken over. You may have tried to keep your situation as off the...
What are your rights at a DUI checkpoint?
Summertime is often the season where more police departments set up DUI checkpoints, especially on weekends and holidays when people are more likely to be enjoying an evening out. However, if you see a DUI checkpoint up ahead, are you allowed to avoid it? And how are...
Ignition interlock may save your Pennsylvania driving rights
Being charged with driving under the influence in Pennsylvania can have very serious consequences. Depending on the circumstances, DUIs may lock you out of certain jobs, increase your auto insurance rates, drain your pockets with large fines, and even land you in...
Do you know the penalties for DUI in Pennsylvania?
Did you enjoy time with family and friends during the holiday season? Did you partake in alcohol during these festive occasions? Did you take a chance and drive afterwards even though you felt you may be close to the legal limit? If so, consider yourself very lucky if...
