Stewart, McArdle, Sorice, Whalen, A common question that a Pennsylvania family law attorney gets asked when they meet with a new client for the very first time is whether their gender impacts their prospects for being awarded custody of their kids. While it used to definitively impact cases some decades ago, gender doesn't play as much of a deciding role as it once did. Judges focus on what's in the best interest of the kids instead.
Do moms have an advantage over dads in custody cases?
Most individuals who file for bankruptcy have high medical debts
Some individuals in Pennsylvania who find themselves in debt do so because they have lived beyond their means. Then there are those who tried their hardest to be as responsible as possible with their finances -- and still ended up drowning in debt. There are some trends when it comes to why individuals end up filing for bankruptcy.
Long-term care does not always mean nursing home
When your grandmother was aging, she had few options. She could hope that one of her children could care for her, or she could go into a nursing home. It was not unusual for an elderly person to spend the last decade of life in a nursing home with other residents in varying stages of decline. This is not so today.
