Estate planning is rarely urgent, but usually, when an estate plan is needed, it is already too late to create one. If you have established an estate plan, you have accomplished something that many people never get around to doing. However, you may not be done with...
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As a grandparent, you can ask the Pennsylvania courts for visits
There is a popular saying that only the best parents get promoted to grandparents, and while that isn't true, having grandchildren in your life can certainly feel like a reward for successful parenting.There is something unique and beautiful about the relationship...
What are common reasons people give for challenging a will?
Creating a last will is an act that protects you, your wishes and the people that you love the most. Although many people find it unpleasant to spend time considering their future death, estate planning can often provide the peace of mind that comes from knowing their...
How to handle a familial adoption in Pennsylvania
When people think of adoption, they often imagine someone taking in a child whom they never met and with whom they have no relationship, which certainly does happen.However, many adoptions that take place in the United States involve people with a pre-existing...
Can you stop your former spouse from moving with your children?
Your relationships with your children can help them recover from the stress of divorce. In most cases, children of divorce fare best when they can keep up healthy relationships with both parents. Those parents don’t have to live together, but it often helps if...
Filing a military divorce
Divorce is a life-changing event with emotional, financial and legal repercussions. Military personnel often serve in demanding roles throughout the world. A divorce is a huge stressor. It can make a difficult situation even more challenging and emotionally...
What is collaborative divorce?
Litigation can be a long and expensive process for spouses to go through to obtain a divorce. However, some couples may consider the collaborative divorce process instead. Through the collaborative divorce process spouses and their specially trained...
What constitutes an annulment in Pennsylvania?
What if there was a way to erase your marriage as if it never happened? Luckily, there might be. This procedure is known as an "annulment."Similar to a divorce, an annulment is a legal procedure used to designate the end of a marriage. An annulment goes farther than a...
The adoption process when a biological parent is unknown
You love your step child like they were your own biological child. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the law you likely have no legal right to make decisions for them. This includes where they go to school, medical and religious decisions and other important choices. This...
Special Needs & Mental Health Resource Fair
Please join McMorrow Law at Representative Dan Miller's 2nd Annual Children and Youth Disability and Mental Health Summit on Wednesday March 11th and Thursday March 12th at the Beth El Congregation, 1900 Cochran Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15220. Events are scheduled to...