Legally changing one’s name is a much more common event than you might initially think. People seek to change their legal name for a myriad of reasons, such as getting married or getting divorced. Depending on the circumstances under which you are changing your name, you may need to file a petition with the court […]

By: Mara Hershberger, J.D. Half of Pennsylvania is shut down until June 4, 2020, at the earliest. This means courts are closed and your personal injury lawsuit or domestic relations issue cannot be litigated. Likely, your dispute will not go to court for a while due to a backlog after courts re-open. If you would […]

By William E. Moore, Esquire Even though we are all pretty much quarantined for what seems like forever, life continues on. There have been positive and some negative influences on the types of new cases appearing at our offices. Crime is down! We can all agree this is good for our communities. Bars and restaurants […]

By Amy R. Stern, Esquire You are considered married in PA if you lived with someone for at least 7 years, right? No. Actually, common law marriage was abolished in PA as of January 1, 2005. Anyone who entered into a valid common law marriage prior to that time will still be considered married. However, […]

No one has the right to sexually or physically abuse another person. Unfortunately, these situations do happen more often than many people realize. If you are in this situation, you might not want to have the abuser charged with a crime, but you do have the option of receiving protection against that person by getting […]