Carla Donnelly 
On February 20, 2018, I appeared on the KDKA Radio Show Divorce Total Talk hosted by Nan Cohen answering listeners’ questions about divorce. Listen in! Listen to a prior show.
Whether it is your job, a new relationship or for any other reason, relocation is a tricky issue. Pennsylvania has a stringent relocation statute, 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5337, which creates a protocol to follow in order to accomplish a relocation. The first step is to determine whether the move constitutes a relocation. A relocation is … Read more
Your divorce still is not over but you do not want to rent. Can you purchase a house instead? Can you get a mortgage during your divorce? The law does not necessarily prevent a party from buying a home while the divorce is pending. The bigger questions are the source of the funds for the down … Read more
While Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites are a great way to connect, whether it is good for those in the process of “disconnecting” depends on how you play the social media game. How to be a social networking “loser” Think that anything you post is private—There is no privacy when it comes to … Read more
Custody conflict does not have to ruin the fun of summer vacation. It would be impossible to decide which vacations dates you will want for every year until your children go to college. At the same time, you do not want to turn each summer into a fight over vacation dates. The key is to set parameters that allow both … Read more
Pamela worked hard to earn her retirement. In her opinion, much harder than her husband, John, who was more focused on spending rather than saving. Now that John has decided to end the marriage, Pamela dreads the idea of giving him a dime from her retirement. Let’s look at her options. Pennsylvania is an equitable … Read more
In the middle of a discussion about what you are cooking for dinner your husband blurts out “I want a divorce.” This is unexpected. Turns out, while you were focusing on planning your daughter’s birthday party and a fundraising project for the P.T.A., your husband cleaned out the bank account and rented a townhouse. He … Read more
Once you decide you want a “new life”, you want that new life to start as soon as possible. Indeed, clients often ask whether it is okay to start dating while their divorce is pending. The short answer is yes. Perhaps the better question is, however, whether you should. I am not suggesting that if … Read more
On March 1, 2019, Parent Coordination returned to Pennsylvania. Conflict between divorcing parents over how to best raise their children does not necessarily end with a settlement of the custody case. Not only are high-conflict parenting relationships damaging to children, they require an excessive amount of court time and financial resources. Enter Parent Coordination. What … Read more
You are both good parents and want to spend equal time with your child. You are now faced with the question of which schedule will work best for your child. There are several things to consider. Consider your child’s age. Older children benefit from longer stretches with each parent and fewer transitions. Teens often do … Read more