Attorney James D Carmella has been in business for over 30 years and serves Indiana County and the surrounding areas. The Carmella Law Office is a general practice law firm that is experienced in the areas of Family Law, Estate Planning and Administration, Real Estate Law, Municipal Law, Corporate and Business Law, Oil, Gas and Coal Law, Civil Litigation and much more. Call us today for your legal issues.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania continues to support the general rule that the duty to pay child support ends when the child turns eighteen or graudates from high school.
Child Custody and Visitation
Determining appropriate jurisdiction is an important aspect of a child custody action. This is particularly true when a party seeks to modify an existing custody order of court. It is common for individuals to move over the course of their children’s lives. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reaffirmed the idea that Pennsylvania courts alone cannot determine that another state no longer has jurisdiction.
Adoption
Paternity
Premarital Agreement
For more than forty years, our firm has assisted clients in all areas of family law including divorce, alimony, child custody, child and spousal support, prenuptial agreements and adoptions. These highly personal situations require counsel to understand the intricacies of the law as well as the significant impact that divorce and custody disputes can have on all areas of our clients’ lives. Our extensive experience in these matters allows our firm provide client our clients assistance in all areas of family law.
Spousal Support
Typically, MSA are incorporated but not merged into the divorce decree itself. This is significant because it limits the ability of a court to later modify the terms of the MSA unless specifically agreed to by the parties. In Rosiecki v. Rosiecki, the court determines that it did not have authority to modify alimony agreed to in the MSA.
Jay joined his father at the Carmella Law Office after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 2011. Jay has experience in a variety of legal areas, including Child Custody, Divorce, Real Estate, Estate Planning and Administration, Corporate and Criminal law.
James D. Carmella and Jay Carmella provide extensive experience in several areas of practice including, family law, estate planning & administration, real estate law and municipal law. For more in-depth knowledge, click below.
Real Estate Transactions
We provide experienced representation over a wide range of Real Estate transaction. Our firm assists buyers and sellers with residential and commercial real estate purchases. We are capable of meeting clients needs throughout the real estate process from drafting sales agreements, mortgages, leases, etc. to deed preparation to the final steps of closing and recording.
When an individual passes away, their Executor steps in to achieve the estate plan. Our firm has decades of experience working with Executors to help administer estates. We understand that this can be a difficult time for loved one, so our goal is to simplify the often complex administration process as much as we can for our clients. However, sometimes an amicable solution is not possible. We also have extensive experience in probate and estate administration litigation.
Wills
Planning for life’s unexpected turns is critical as individuals age, grow their family, start businesses, gain assets, etc. Our firm works closely with clients to prepare with those changes. We have significant experience in drafting planning documents such as Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. Every client is different. One individual’s biggest worry could be of no concern to the next person. Our firm believes the key to successful estate planning is through understanding the client’s goals from the beginning to ensure that the things most important to each client are protected.
In U.S. Bank Nat’l Assn. v. Watters, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania addressed the concept of a “real owner” as it pertains to the rules governing mortgage foreclosures. The court declined to extent the concept to a spouse whose only interest in the property is a marital interest.