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Can You Throw Out the Prenup During a Divorce?May 29, 2026 - 4:43 pm
Overseas Assets and Your DivorceMay 20, 2026 - 1:20 pm
Divorce and Home RenovationsMay 14, 2026 - 10:11 am


Can You Throw Out the Prenup During a Divorce?
If you and your spouse agree that your prenuptial agreement is no longer necessary or is outdated, you can destroy it at any time during your marriage. If you do this, we suggest making it legally binding with an official document. However, once you are headed to divorce, the prenup is in full force — […]
Overseas Assets and Your Divorce
When dividing marital assets in a divorce, both spouses must disclose all their assets, including all overseas accounts and property. Even if the person believes the asset is separate and not marital, it must still be disclosed. Failure to do so can lead to criminal charges of asset dissipation, perjury, fraud, or contempt of court, […]
Divorce and Home Renovations
It’s not uncommon for couples to decide to divorce amidst home renovations. In fact, the pressure and stress that sometimes accompany remodeling can actually exacerbate a troubled marriage enough to cause the couple to decide to finally split. But what do you do with the renovations? Who will pay to finish them? This is a […]
What If Your Spouse Refuses to Get Divorced?
When both spouses agree to divorce in Pennsylvania, the process can move fairly quickly. Both spouses file affidavits requesting a divorce; the law requires a 90-day waiting period, and after that, if you have come to a settlement on separation of property and parental rights, you may complete your divorce. However, sometimes a spouse does […]
Divorce and Deferred Compensation
Deferred compensation comes in many forms, the most familiar being retirement funds and pensions. But the compensation packages of many executives, salespeople, and high-level professionals in the IT and engineering fields include complex compensation benefits that are tied to performance or that reward loyalty. Since these benefits often represent a significant portion of the couple’s […]
Rental Properties and Divorce
The division of rental properties in divorce is handled like any other asset; the court determines whether the property is a personal or marital asset and divides marital assets equitably. However, it is important that you have a legal team that can protect your personal assets and your share of marital assets by providing powerful […]
Pets in Divorce
We know you love your pets and you consider them part of the family. But the divorce laws of Pennsylvania and New Jersey treat them as property, not as children. This means that they are subject to equitable distribution and are assigned to one spouse, without granting custody or visitation rights. The court can sometimes […]
Divorce and Cryptocurrency
A recent survey indicated that 14%-17% of U.S. adults have owned cryptocurrency. That means a large number of divorcing couples will have some kind of crypto asset that must be equitably shared in a Pennsylvania divorce. But crypto is so new that divorce laws do not address it, and most lawyers don’t know how to […]
Your Spouse Is Breaking Down During the Divorce
Divorce is very stressful, and it is not uncommon for a spouse to become emotionally unhinged during the process. But you must protect yourself and your children during this time, as well as protect your financial situation. At Karen Ann Ulmer, P.C., we have the expertise to deal with all unexpected or difficult situations that […]
Your Girlfriend Is Pregnant, and Neither of You Is Divorced
So your girlfriend is pregnant, but she is married. She insists that the baby is yours, and you want to be recognized as the child’s father. If so, we will need to take some swift legal action here in Bucks County. When a married woman becomes pregnant, the law assumes that the biological father of […]