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Legal Insights

Practical legal guidance on estate planning, probate, real estate, family law, and business matters from the attorneys at Lebovitz & Lebovitz, P.A.

These articles explain the real rules, deadlines, and tradeoffs that affect families and business owners under Pennsylvania law. For a broader overview of our services, visit our practice areas.

Pennsylvania law often turns on small details.

The articles below focus on the specific rules that actually change outcomes — inheritance tax exposure, real estate title issues, divorce property division, executor responsibilities, and business ownership risks. They are written for Pittsburgh families and business owners making real legal decisions.

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Spousal Support, Child Support, and Alimony in Pennsylvania: How the Three Systems Work Together

Legal Insights

Your divorce is not three separate cases. It is one financial structure, and the order in which you build it determines what you pay — or collect — for the next decade. Pennsylvania administers spousal support, child support, and post-divorce alimony through the same courthouse and often in the same case. Each system operates under different rules, different formulas, and different standards of proof.

Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax on Real Estate: What Heirs Need to Know

Estate Planning

When a Pennsylvania property owner dies, every piece of real estate they held becomes subject to inheritance tax — regardless of whether it passes through a will, joint ownership, or a trust. Understanding the valuation rules, the rate that applies to your relationship with the decedent, and what happens when you sell is essential to making sound decisions about inherited property.

Do Executors Get Paid in Pennsylvania?

Estate Planning

Pennsylvania law entitles every executor to reasonable compensation. Whether to take it, how much is reasonable, and what the income tax consequences are depends on the estate and the executor’s role in it. What most people do not know is that the fee is taxable income — and the inheritance may not be.

Can My Spouse Get Half My Business in a Pennsylvania Divorce?

Family Law
Business owner and spouse in Pennsylvania divorce - equitable distribution of closely held business interests

Pennsylvania courts divide enterprise goodwill but not personal goodwill. For a medical practice, law firm, or closely held service business, that distinction can be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars in equitable distribution. This article explains how business interests are valued in a Pennsylvania divorce, what a transfer restriction in your operating agreement does and does not protect, and when a prenuptial agreement is the only reliable solution.

Estate Planning Documents Every Pennsylvania Adult Needs: Will, Power of Attorney, and When to Use a Trust

Estate Planning
Estate planning documents in Pennsylvania: will, power of attorney, and revocable trust

Most people who think about estate planning think about death. The more urgent and more commonly neglected problem is what happens when you are alive but cannot make decisions. A stroke, a serious accident, a period of cognitive decline: these events can leave a person unable to sign documents, authorize transactions, or direct their own care. Without the right documents in place, the people closest to you may have no legal authority to act on your behalf without first going to court.