Legal Updates
Recent developments in Pennsylvania law affecting estate planning, real estate, elder law, family law, business, and litigation, explained in plain English by the attorneys at Ballow & Lynde.
Recent developments in Pennsylvania law affecting estate planning, real estate, elder law, family law, business, and litigation, explained in plain English by the attorneys at Ballow & Lynde.
New legislation, court decisions, and regulatory changes that affect how we practice, explained in plain English.
Act 50 doubles the threshold for simplified bank account distribution, eliminating probate for smaller estates.
→HB 2124 would let property owners designate a beneficiary on real estate deeds, bypassing probate entirely.
→The federal exemption keeps climbing, but Pennsylvania inheritance tax operates on its own rules entirely.
→The legal framework governing executor access to email accounts, social media, cryptocurrency, and digital files.
→How Pennsylvania courts determine whether a will was the product of undue influence, and what challengers must prove.
→The PA Supreme Court confirmed homeowners can challenge improperly filed mechanic's liens without a time limit.
→Proposed legislation that would modernize how Pennsylvania handles inherited property disputes and forced sales.
→If your property sold at tax sale for more than what was owed, you may be entitled to recover the surplus.
→Act 8 of 2024 strengthens child safety protections in custody determinations involving abuse or violence.
→Act 146 of 2024 allows courts to include companion animals in Protection from Abuse orders.
→The PA Supreme Court clarified that only third parties with legal custody can be ordered to pay child support.
→With common law marriage abolished, unmarried partners face real challenges protecting shared property.
→Built-in exceptions under Pennsylvania law can protect the family home from state recovery after a Medicaid recipient's death.
→Pennsylvania's filial support law means adult children can be held personally liable for a parent's long-term care costs.
→Businesses face strict liability under Pennsylvania's consumer protection statute, no proof of intent required.
→The PA Supreme Court ruled that UTPCPL treble damages are independent remedies, not subject to punitive damage caps.
→The Superior Court upheld treble damages and attorney fees against a contractor who performed fraudulent roof work.
→The Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioners Act prohibits non-compete agreements for most healthcare employees.
→Pennsylvania adopted enterprise liability, allowing creditors to reach assets across commonly owned sister entities.
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