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The Court considers many relevant factors when dividing property between spouses, including the following:
1. length of the marriage
2. any prior marriages
3. age, health, station, amount and sources of income, vocational skills, employability, estate, liabilities and needs of each of the parties
4. contribution by one party to the education, training or increased earning power of the other party
5. the opportunity of each party for future acquisitions of capital assets and income
6. the sources of income of both parties including medical retirement, insurance or other benefits
7. the contribution or dissipation of each party in the acquisition, preservation, depreciation or appreciation of the marital property, including the contribution of a party as a homemaker
8. the value of another spouse’s property, gifts or inheritance, which is solely owned by one spouse and is not part of the marital estate
9. the standard of living of the parties established during the marriage
10. the economic circumstances of each party, including federal, state and local tax ramifications, at the time the division of property is to become effective
11. whether the party will be serving as custodian of any dependent minor children
Many issues can arise and events can transpire during the pendency of a divorce which requires your attorney and their support staff to be completely accessible. Philadelphia divorce lawyer Stacy E. Schwarz has helped her clients locate hidden assets and income that a spouse may possess in an attempt to wrongly and fraudulently attempt to hide or keep a marital asset to himself or herself or to pay and/or receive less and/or more support. The Law Offices of Stacy E. Schwarz is a firm that offers each client special individualized attention for remedies sought such as:
1. requesting the court to impose a lien as security for the payment of alimony or any other award for the other party
2. awarding one party the right to reside in the marital residence to the exclusion of the other party
3. requesting the court to direct one party to continue paying health or life insurance on behalf of the other party
4. requesting special relief, including injunctions or orders necessary to prevent the removal, dissipation, transferring or encumbering of real or personal property
