Who Claims the Dependency Exemptions for the Children After a Divorce?
One of the financial issues surrounding a divorce or legal separation concerns which of the parents gets to claim the children as dependents for tax purposes. While recent changes to federal law have eliminated the dollar value of the dependency exemption, it is still necessary to claim the exemption in order to qualify for other… Read More »
Can a Person File for Legal Separation in Pennsylvania?
There is no law in Pennsylvania that allows for the status of “legal separation.” You are either single, married or divorced. Couples may decide to separate, however, and in doing so will face many of the same issues as divorcing couples. These include how they will share expenses, divide property and share custody and visitation… Read More »