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By Stephen Sebald Child abuse laws in Pennsylvania are now stricter than ever. In the wake of the Sandusky scandal, Act 31 of 2014 was passed to prevent child abusers from slipping through the cracks.  In the past, Pennsylvania has had a high threshold for what constitutes as child abuse, leading to few reports. The […]

By Daniel P. Marnen, Esq. Divorces can bring out the worst in people.  However, one of the many common reasons one spouse wishes to divorce the other is due to mistrust of the household finances.  If you believe you have a spouse who might be hiding assets or who controls the financial aspects of your

By Stephen Sebald Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media accounts govern the way we communicate, share information, and interact with others. Law enforcement officers are taking advantage of this “trend” to catch suspects. They are using fake IDs to create social network profiles to gather information and evidence from people of interest. Prosecutors “follow”

By Dan Marnen      The question of whether Veteran’s Disability payments are considered income for support (child and spousal) purposes has come up a number of times in my practice at Sebald & Hackwelder.  The answer to that question is often misconstrued by a cursory reading of the statute.  38 U.S.C. §5301(a)(1) states in pertinent

This article was originally published on Huffpost Crime by Christopher Zoukis on April 5, 2016.  In 2015, the highest-ever number of convicted prisoners were exonerated of the crimes for which they were incarcerated, according to a recent report by theNational Registry of Exonerations, a project run by the law school of the University of Michigan, which has tracked prisoner