How Much Does a Divorce Cost in Pennsylvania in 2026?
How much does a divorce cost in Pennsylvania? Learn how custody, support, assets, debt, business ownership, and the level of conflict affect the total expense.
How Much Does Divorce Cost in 2026? A Guide for PA, WV & Ohio
Learn what divorce may cost in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio in 2026, including attorney fees, court costs, custody, assets, and business interests.
Family Law Should Help You Move Forward—Not Keep You Stuck
Family law is about more than winning in court. Learn how a forward-focused approach to divorce, custody, support, and family law can help families throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio move confidently into the next chapter.
What Is a PFA Order in Pennsylvania?
A Protection From Abuse (PFA) order can affect where you live, who you can contact, and even your firearm rights. Learn how the PFA process works in Pennsylvania and what to expect if a petition has been filed against you.
💔 It’s Over—Now What? How to End a Marriage Without Losing Yourself
The end of a marriage can feel like a storm—painful, disorienting, and sometimes full of guilt or anger. But it can also be a turning point—a chance to rebuild your life with strength, clarity, and dignity.
New Tool: Estimate Your Washington County Divorce Filing Fees Instantly
Understanding divorce costs shouldn’t be complicated. That’s why The Skeen Firm Flat Fee Family Law Program created a new Washington County Divorce Filing Fee Calculator — a free online tool that helps you estimate your filing costs using the official county fee schedule.
No Fear of the Clock: Flat Fee Family Law in West Virginia
Family law clients in West Virginia often face the same challenge: every question or call can mean another bill. That pressure can stop people from communicating openly with their lawyer—especially during emotional moments like divorce or child custody matters.
No Fear of the Clock: Flat Fee Family Law in Pennsylvania
Undertanding Child Custody in Pennsylvania
Learn how child custody works in Pennsylvania, including types of custody, how courts decide, and what it means for parents.
Do You Need a Prenup in West Virginia or Pennsylvania? Here’s What to Know
When couples are planning a wedding, the last thing they usually want to talk about is a prenup. But prenuptial agreements—also called “premarital agreements”—are not about planning for divorce. They are about protecting your future, your family, and the assets you’ve worked hard to build.
Estate Planning After Divorce in West Virginia and Pennsylvania: What You Need to Know
Divorce is one of life’s biggest transitions. While you’re focused on moving forward emotionally and financially, one critical step is often overlooked — updating your estate plan after divorce.
Treat Your Divorce Like a Business Transaction: Why Emotion Has No Place at the Negotiating Table in Pennsylvania
Divorce is one of the most emotionally charged events a person can experience. Anger, betrayal, grief, guilt — the emotional landscape is complex and can easily overwhelm good judgment. Yet when it comes to protecting your future, your assets, and your family’s well-being, emotion is your worst enemy.
Pennsylvania Superior Court Reaffirms Critical Legal Standards in McGee v. McDowell Custody Dispute
In a significant opinion for family law practitioners and parents navigating custody disputes in Pennsylvania, the Superior Court's recent decision in McGee v. McDowell (No. 765 WDA 2024) underscores the importance of strictly adhering to statutory procedures and due process rights in custody litigation.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s Prenuptial Agreement: Pros, Cons, and Insights Under Pennsylvania Law
Prenuptial agreements, commonly known as prenups, are contracts signed by couples before marriage that outline the division of assets and financial responsibilities in the event of divorce or death. For high-profile couples like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, these agreements are crucial not only for protecting individual and joint wealth but also for setting clear expectations within their marriage.
What Does Supervised Visitation Mean?
Within child custody matters, sometimes a court will require visitation as a term of granting supervision to a parent or guardian. There are different types of visitation but one that is possible in Pennsylvania courts is supervised visitation.
What is “Child Custody?”
Child custody in the state of Pennsylvania determines who has actual custodianship over a specific child. The person (or persons) with legal custody over the child has the right to make decisions in the best interest of the child pertaining to health, education, and religious decisions.
How Much Alimony Can I Expect to Receive?
There is no exact formula for calculating how much you may receive from a former spouse through alimony. In Pennsylvania, courts have the power to determine how much one is required to pay in alimony and thus how much you will receive.
What is the Difference Between Annulment and Divorce?
Most people know what it means to get a divorce, but an annulment is not so common. What makes them different from each other? As you may know, the result of a divorce or an annulment is that the two spouses are no longer legally married.
How are Assets Divided During Divorce?
Pennsylvania courts generally divide marital property equally. For the most part, either spouse should receive 50% of the marital property. This also means that 50% of any marital debts will also fall on each spouse. Although this is the general rule, the court may skew the distribution so that one spouse receives more than 50% of the marital estate.
Protect Yourself (and Your Property) with a Prenup
What exactly is a prenup? A prenuptial agreement, sometimes called a “prenup,” is an agreement between future spouses regarding their marriage. It may spell out how to address property and assets, as well as support obligations, in the event of the dissolution of their marriage. When a marriage ends, the property and assets owned by both spouses, individually or jointly, comprise the marital estate. The Court then considers a list of 11 factors in determining how to distribute the marital estate between the spouses and will also decide whether the property is non-marital.