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Is Pennsylvania A Community Property State?
Over years of watching television dramas and movies, it would have been difficult for any adult in any of our states or territories not to have heard the term "community property". That gives one the impression that it is typical for a state to be a community property...
Divorcing While Incarcerated in PA
Quick Answer: How do you get a divorce while incarcerated in PA? An incarcerated spouse does not change the process of a low-cost, simple, uncontested, no-fault divorce. That signature is required no matter how long the separation, but if your spouse is cooperative,...
Name On Deed But Not On Mortgage During Foreclosures
If you and you spouse agree that your spouse, after the divorce, will pay the full mortgage payment (or a significant portion of it with you scraping up the rest), regardless of which of you will reside in that realty, you MUST consider the practical aspects - as...
How Long Can A Pennsylvania Divorce Be Delayed?
Either party to a Pennsylvania divorce action can take steps to delay a no-fault divorce. If the couple has been separated less than twelve months, if either one refuses, at the end of the ninety-day waiting period to sign the Affidavit of Consent required to complete...
Can I Get a Pennsylvania Divorce If I or My Spouse Is Incarcerated?
Quick Answer: Can I Get a Pennsylvania Divorce If I or My Spouse Is Incarcerated? Whether or not you or your spouse is incarcerated plays no role in whether you can get a simple, uncontested, no-fault Pennsylvania divorce. As long as one (or both) of the two parties...
An Automatic Pennsylvania Divorce
I bet THAT got your attention. Now, forget it. The problem is that the "automatic" divorce does NOT exist. I do not know who was responsible, but when Pennsylvania got no-fault divorce in 1980, stupid and wildly inaccurate information about it immediately spread like...
Do PA Uncontested Divorces Require a Master’s Hearing?
Short Answer: Ever since Pennsylvania's no-fault law became effective in 1980, Master's hearings have been eliminated and no court appearance of any kind is required for a simple, uncontested, no-fault divorce. Full Answer: In 1977, I began offering low-cost divorce...
One Signature Divorce in Pennsylvania
When Pennsylvania's no-fault divorce law became effective in June of 1980, it was a very big deal. We were the 49th state to enact no-fault divorce and we did it in a very modern way. Unlike any other state, if the parties were able to settle everything on their own...
Pennsylvania DIY Divorce and Divorce “Kits”
First of all, Davis Divorce Law does NOT sell "divorce kits" or DIY (Do-It-Yourself) divorce instructions. I, Michael E. Davis, Attorney At Law, will be your divorce attorney. I will prepare and file all of the required documents with the Court. You, my client, will...
Do You Need Your Marriage License/Certificate For A Pennsylvania Divorce?
When people considering a low-cost, simple, uncontested, no-fault divorce contact me, I immediately provide them with my free information. I have been doing this since 1980 when Pennsylvania's new no-fault divorce law went into effect in June of that year. Over the...
