Pennsylvania has adopted the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (UFLAA), 73 Pa. C.S. Sections 7371 et seq. The UFLAA was enacted May 8, 2024, effective in 60 days. Parties may now sign an “Arbitration Agreement” to resolve a “Family Law Dispute” which will be governed by the UFLAA. Those terms are defined in the new […]

There are two ideas in the title: trust and opinion. In litigation, the parties sign a verification in their pleadings saying that their statements are true based upon their knowledge or information and belief. Knowledge is based on direct facts. If you are standing outside and rain is hitting you, you can say you have […]

I like to ask divorce attorneys why they have not taken a basic collaborative law training course. One answer I have received is that “I don’t have the patience for the process.” I believe what the attorney meant was that he prefers studying the weapons of the family law battle (case law, statutes, rules, trial […]

I continue to be amazed by the growth of collaborative practice and I often wonder why it has grown so popular. Many of the professionals I have become associated with in the collaborative practice movement, including myself, could even be called collaborative practice fanatics. I offer some thoughts on why this movement has grown so […]