Carolyn R Mirabile

September 22, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The most common problem in an agreement relates to the financial disclosure of the parties. Clients never quite know how much financial disclosure is required and how to actually disclose their assets. The obvious assets aren't always so easy to identify and clients are more often than not reluctant to disclose everything believing that somehow the other side won't find out.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

November 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Key advice for the family law practitioner includes review of the final agreement or order and making lists post-divorce, which include all transfers to ensure the client receives everything the parties negotiated in the final document.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

January 21, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In nearly every divorce as we approach the end of the case, I get the inevitable question: What about college education? How much does my spouse have to pay?

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

September 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

During COVID, new challenges act as barriers to a prior spouse to get what they bargained for, whether in an agreement or an order.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

September 19, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Calculation of amount and duration of alimony, as well as the factors to consider, provide little guidance to the practitioner and even less predictability to the client. A few issues, which should be pointed out, lead the practitioner to understand the issue of alimony even less.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

September 27, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Discovery in divorce is an important tool for attorneys that are often underutilized. Practitioners overlook the discovery process and often do not know what they are looking for or how the discovery process works.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

7 minute read

March 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 4, 2016, the waiting period for a no-fault divorce was reduced from two years to one year. The new law became effective on Dec. 3, 2016. The law was prospective and applied to separations which begun on or after Dec. 4, 2016. Now a year later the question becomes what if any impact this new legislation has had on obtaining a no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

7 minute read

February 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Parties going through a divorce often have many decisions they need to make. Often those decisions will affect their financial future. Many financially dependent spouses are not prepared to understand their future financial needs.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

6 minute read

September 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Often when clients hire an attorney they believe their issues are so difficult, they will most likely end up in court. But attorneys can provide alternatives to their clients. One such alternative for complex divorce or support issues is private arbitration. This alternative to court can be extremely beneficial to clients in a divorce.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

5 minute read

May 13, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Life insurance has become an integral part of our society. Due to the heavy financial responsibilities many are undertaking, life insurance assists the surviving spouse in meeting the financial obligations to which a couple has committed. But with that responsibility comes many obstacles which are often overlooked.

By Carolyn R. Mirabile

12 minute read