Julie A Auerbach

April 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the hallmarks of property settlement agreements is the requirement for full and fair disclosure of assets and income. The need for full disclosure is self-evident, one cannot knowingly give up a right to an asset or income if they are not aware of its existence.

By Julie A. Auerbach

5 minute read

July 13, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Determining what constitutes a relocation and when the requirements of the relocation statute apply are not always simple determinations. For example, is a move from the city to the suburbs a relocation?

By Julie A. Auerbach

7 minute read

May 26, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

When retained earnings are identified as a potential form of income in a support case, the court has to determine whether the retained earnings are available for use and therefore should be included in the income of the person involved in the business.

By Julie A. Auerbach

9 minute read

January 06, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The decision to vaccinate or not vaccinate often encompasses factors that are not based solely upon medical science. Instead, these decisions may be based upon religion, moral and even political beliefs.

By Julie A. Auerbach

7 minute read

May 20, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Can a court impose a gag order on parents from publicly voicing their opinions and dissatisfaction with court decisions? Is the impact of such public airing of grievances on children a factor in the imposition of a gag order? And what about the impact on the other parent?

By Julie A. Auerbach

7 minute read

February 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The case is interesting because of the unusual nature of life insurance proceeds as well as the fact that the courts had not previously faced this issue head on even though the divorce code has been in effect since 1980.

By Julie A. Auerbach

6 minute read

August 13, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has carved out an exception to the discovery of mental health records in C.L. v. M.P.

By Julie A. Auerbach

7 minute read

February 27, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

When parents are separated and at odds with one another, each trying to point to the parenting weaknesses of the other and each competing for more time with their children, these parents are likely to be even more constrained in their use of corporal punishment.

By Julie A. Auerbach

6 minute read

December 30, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a matter of public policy, courts want to encourage the involvement of third parties when either or both parents are unable to care for their children. For this reason, courts have historically been disinclined to impose support obligations on third parties.

By Julie A. Auerbach

7 minute read

February 21, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

While Pennsylvania has not adopted one set standard for valuing businesses in a divorce, the case law demonstrates that Pennsylvania has traditionally adhered to a fair market value standard. But this approach is not absolute as evidenced by the recent Superior Court case of Brubaker v Brubaker, decided Dec. 18, 2018.

By Julie A. Auerbach and Sandra Klevan

6 minute read