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| Practice Areas | Domestic Relations(100%) | | | Education | Temple University School of Law, J.D., Jan. 2000, University of Pittsburgh, B.A., cum laude, 1995 | | | Admitted | 2000, Pennsylvania and New Jersey | |
| Memberships | Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. | | | Biography | Recipient: Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Philadelphia Magazine and Law and Politics Magazine, 2008, 2007, 2006; Lawyers On The Fast Track, The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, 2007; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyer's Eric D. Turner Award, Temple University School of Law. Co-Chair, Custody Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section. Member, Executive Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section. PBA Family Law Section: Member: Executive Committee, Council; Program Committee (Former Co-Chair). Member: Family Law Advisory Council for the Volunteer for Indigent Program and Philadelphia Law Works; Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court, and the Nicholas J. Cipriani Family Law American Inn of Court. Course Planner and Moderator, recurring Pennsylvania Bar Institute seminar titled "Family Law in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, & Montgomery Counties". Columnist, The Legal Intelligencer, Family Law practice column. Author: articles appearing in The Philadelphia Lawyer; Pennsylvania Family Lawyer; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers course materials, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section course materials, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Author, The Legal Intelligencer: "Incarceration Terminates Child Support, Remits Arrears in Plunkard," Vol. 239, No. 27 (Feb. 10, 2009); "Court Orders Attorney Fees in Child Custody Contempt Case," Vol. 238, No. 112 (Dec. 9, 2008); "Court Enforces Rules for In Camera Interviews With Children," Vol. 238, No. 74 (Oct. 14, 2008); "Unincorporated Divorce Property Settlement Agreement Enforceable," Vol. 238, No. 30 (Aug. 12, 2008); "Statute Requires Collection of Child Support Arrears From Injury Settlement," Vol. 237, No. 112 (June 10, 2008); "Child Support Modification Retroactive to Date of Misrepresentation," Vol. 237, No. 68 (April 8, 2008); "Child Support Ordered for 19-Year-Old With Physical Disability," Vol. 237, No. 29 (Feb. 12, 2008); "Incarceration Now a Change in Circumstances to Modify Child Support," Vol. 236, No. 113 (Dec. 11, 2007); "Sexual Assault Alone Does Not Establish Standing in Protection From Abuse Cases," Vol. 236, No. 70 (Oct. 9, 2007); "Supplemental-Needs Trust Is Considered Income in Child-Support Case," Vol. 236, No. 31 (Aug. 14, 2007); "First Impression: Bifurcation Under the Amended Divorce Code," Vol. 235, No. 113 (June 12, 2007); "Sensitivity Is Paramount In Fight Over Child's Remains," Vol. 235, No. 69 (April 10, 2007); "Superior Court Denies In-State Child-Relocation Request," Vol. 235, No. 30 (Feb. 13, 2007); "Superior Court Says No to Netherlands Child Relocation Request," Vol. 234, No. 69 (Oct. 10, 2006); "Best Interest of Child Paramount in Denial of Relocation Petition," Vol. 233, No. 87 (May 5, 2006); "Nonbiological Grandparents Granted Standing in Child Custody Case," Vol. 233, No. 26 (Feb. 8, 2006); "Presumption in Favor of Biological Parent in Same-Sex Custody Dispute," Vol. 232, No. 231 (Nov. 30, 2005); "Disclosure Provision Has Pivotal Part In Validating Marital Agreement," Vol. 232, No. 205 (Oct. 21, 2005). Author, Case Note Articles, PBA Pennsylvania Family Lawyer Magazine: "Court Enforces Rules Regarding In Camera Interviews With Children and Expert Reports," Vol. 30, No. 4 (Dec. 2008); "Child Support Modification Retroactive to Date of Misrepresentation," Vol. 30, No. 2 (Jul. 2008); "Child Support: Supplemental Needs Trust Distributions Considered Income," Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec. 2007); "Sexual Assault Alone Does Not Establish Standing in Protection From Abuse Cases," Vol. 29, No. 4 (Dec. 2007); "First Impression: Bifurcation Under The Amended Divorce Code," Vol. 29, No. 3 (Oct. 2007); "Sensitivity Is Paramount In Fight Over Child's Remains," Vol. 29, No. 2 (July 2007); "Superior Court Says No to Netherlands Child Relocation Request," Vol. 29, No.1 (May 2007); "Best Interest of the Child Paramount in Denial of Intrastate Relocation Petition," Vol. 28, No. 4 (Dec. 2006); "Non-Biological Grandparents Granted Standing In Child Custody Case," Vol. 28, Nos. 1-2 (May 2006); "Sunny Florida: Relocation Granted," Vol. 27, No. 3 (September 2005); "Stress But No Duress: Agreement Valid," Vol. 26, Nos. 2-3 (September 2004); "Third Party Asserting Paternity Has No Standing in a Partial Custody Case Against An Intact Family Unit," Vol. 24, No. 1 (April 2002); "Former Same-Sex Partner Has Standing In Partial Custody Case", Vol. 24, No. 1 (April 2002). Speaker: "A Year In Review: Custody Issues of 2008" at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section January 2009 Meeting; Ethics seminar at the November 5, 2008 meeting of the Nicholas J. Cipriani Family Law American Inn of Court; "A Look Inside: 3 Experts Discuss the Rorschach Test, Bricklin Test, and the MMPI," held on September 25, 2008; "E-Discovery" at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's 3rd Annual Family Law Institute in Philadelphia, PA on April 10, 2008; "A Year In Review: Custody Issues of 2007" at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section February 2008 Meeting; "Financial Discovery & Disclosure: The Importance of Gathering and Recording Financial Information for Divorce Settlements and Equitable Distribution" at the Philadelphia Association of Paralegals Education Conference in Philadelphia, PA on October 5, 2007; "Direct and Cross Examination of a Custody Evaluator" at the October 3, 2007 meeting of the Nicholas J. Cipriani Family Law American Inn of Court; "Prepping Your Client for Their Custody Evaluation" at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section 2007 Summer Meeting in Cambridge, MD; "Divorce Potpourri" program at the January 2007 Doris Jonas Freed American Inn Of Court meeting; "The Hottest Custody Issues in 2006" at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section January 2007 Meeting; a custody lecture in September, 2006 at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library; "The Fine Points of Custody Relocation and the Differences between the UCCJA and the UCCJEA" at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section May 2006 Meeting; "Emotional Distress Torts" at the Domestic Torts Seminar, at the joint October 2005 Inn of Court Meeting; the Child Custody Relocation Case Law Update at the Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section May 2005 Meeting; "Analyzing your Potential Relocation Case" at the Pennsylvania Bar Association's 2003 Family Law Potpourri in Philadelphia, PA; moderated the Case Law Updates at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section 2006 Winter Meeting in Pittsburgh, and 2003 Summer Meeting in Philadelphia; presented and authored the Child Custody Law Updates at the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section 2002 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, PA., and 2001 Summer Meeting in Washington, D.C. Volunteer Attorney: Philadelphia VIP (Volunteers for the Indigent Program); Legal Clinic for the Disabled, INC. | | | ISLN | 915001208 | |
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Calculating Child Support: Private School, Stock Options, Perks and 401(K)sMichael E. Bertin, October 28, 2009 The recent Pennsylvania Superior Court case of Murphy v. McDermott provides the family law practitioner with reminders and clarifications as to calculating a party's income for support purposes. The Murphy case focuses on four main issues: whether a parent should be obligated to contribute toward... |
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