Southeastern Pennsylvania Legal Blog
Home sellers’ obligations to disclose defects
At the law office of O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C., we are aware that buying or selling a home is often a complicated matter, even when everything goes smoothly. You and other Pennsylvania residents may wonder about your legal rights if you buy a home, only to...
How can shared custody benefit your child?
As a parent in Pennsylvania, going through a divorce or negotiating with the other parent of the child, you will have to decide what type of custody is best for your child. Do you want to argue for sole physical custody (an extreme and rare scenario), or do you think...
Estate Planning After Divorce
Estate planning is an essential step in the divorce process. Careful attention must be afforded to the complex issues that may arise when dealing with an estate plan where a divorce action is pending or has been finalized. Your estate plan should be reviewed and...
Special Needs Planning: Should we set up an ABLE account?
What is an ABLE Account? An Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) account allows people with disabilities who became disabled before they turned 26 to set aside up to $15,000 a year in tax-free savings accounts without affecting their eligibility for government...
Understanding a Medicaid spend-down
If your parents have reached the age where the possibility exists that they may one day need to live in a Pennsylvania nursing home, you and they need to start thinking about Medicaid. Why? Because few people have the money necessary to pay for long-term nursing home...
Can you take full control of your emotions during divorce?
Despite marriage counseling, compromise and a shift in communication styles, your marriage and the life you built with your spouse in Pennsylvania has run its course. It is clear that divorce is the best option for both of you. Because a dissolving marriage often...
Do you know the necessities of caring for an aging parent?
Your mom and dad are almost ready to retire, and you may be thinking about taking care of them if and when it becomes necessary, because you live close to them. Before you commit to this decision, have you taken time to understand what you are getting into?...
OWM NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 2019 – DO YOU NEED A PRENUP?
If you and your significant other are thinking about marriage, you may want to consider a prenuptial agreement. Prenuptial agreements may not be romantic, but they have several advantages and safeguards. Perhaps most importantly, they facilitate communication between...
PRESS RELEASE – JULY 2019 – REBECCA A. HOBBS HAS BEEN NAMED A PRINCIPAL OF THE FIRM EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
The law firm of O'Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, P.C. is very pleased to announce that Rebecca A. Hobbs, Esq., CELA has been named a Principal of the firm effective July 1, 2019. Read Full Press Release
OWM NEWSLETTER – TAX ASSESSMENT APPEALS – ARE YOUR REAL ESTATE TAXES TOO HIGH BECAUSE OF AN INACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY?
FEATURE ARTICLE "Tax Assessment Appeals - Are Your Real Estate Taxes Too High Because of an Inaccurate Assessment of Your Property?" by Michael B. Murray, Jr., Esq. OWM FIRM NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS Read Full Newsletter
