Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Understanding pre-nuptial agreements.

When you decide to marry and have substantial assets, you can protect them through a pre-nuptial agreement. Advantages to an agreement may include:
- Determining individual assets and ensuring that they remain separate property after marriage
- Establishing financial security
- Preserving assets for children and beneficiaries
- Providing for children from a previous relationship
- Establishing agreed-upon procedures to resolve changing financial circumstances in the event of a separation or divorce
- Avoiding litigation over property division, spousal support and alimony in the event of divorce

Bucks County Family Law Attorneys at Liebmann Family Law can help you draft an effective pre-nuptial agreement that both protects your assets and fairly considers your future spouse. With decades of combined legal experience as our foundation, we can help you understand and guard against any potential risks.
If your future spouse requests you sign a pre-marital agreement, we can review it and counsel you on your rights and responsibilities before signature.
Post-Nuptial Agreements
Sometimes spouses find it useful to enter into a post-nuptial agreement that considers assets, income and property after you marry. A post-nuptial agreement can be especially effective if you expect to or experience substantial increases in income, property and inheritances during your marriage.
Our skilled Attorneys can tailor your post-nuptial agreement to protect your assets and your interests. We can also counsel you if you are asked to sign a post-nuptial agreement by your spouse.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

When your divorce is uncontested...

You can obtain a divorce by proceeding under one of Pennsylvania’s No Fault grounds by stating in your divorce papers that the marriage is irretrievably broken. The court will grant your divorce 90 days after the affidavit is filed citing mutual consent, provided all of the property issues have been resolved.

When your divorce is contested
You may still obtain a No Fault divorce where one party contests the divorce after a two-year separation, providing all of the property issues have been resolved.

Pennsylvania is also a Fault state. A Fault Divorce may include:
Adultery
Bigamy
Desertion
Cruel and inhuman treatment endangering the life or health of the spouse
Imprisonment for two or more years
Personal indignities
Confinement in a mental institution

If the two of you agree on issues of Property Division, your divorce can be granted without a trial. But if you don’t agree, a hearing may be necessary. The Attorneys at Liebmann Family Law, Attorneys at Law, bring decades of combined legal experience to help you through your divorce and legal separation in Bucks County. We understand the upheaval that divorce can bring and are always ready to answer your questions to ease your anxiety and stress at any stage throughout the process.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Our experience in practicing Family Law is the foundation upon which we work.

At Liebmann Family Law, Jeffrey A. Liebmann and his staff of dedicated professionals bring over 100 years of combined family law experience to the families of Newtown and all of Bucks County.
Our experience in practicing Family Law is the foundation upon which we work with our clients to assist them in understanding the short-term and long-term consequences of the important decisions they must make in this difficult process.