Family Law Representation

Strong Advocacy for Your Best Interest During a Difficult Time

Attorney Iriana Blitshtein is the lead family law counsel and believes that her role is to be the best advocate for you during a very difficult, stressful time. To most people, one's family is the most important. When there is a fracture within the family unit, like a divorce or a custody dispute, it is imperative to have strong legal representation by an attorney to help you achieve the best results for you and your family.

Attorney Blitshtein has over 30 years of experience and is a strong and dedicated advocate for her clients. She advises clients on multiple family law issues, such as divorce, alimony, alimony pendente lite, child custody, child support, equitable distribution, and other family law matters.

Attorney Blitshtein is professional and experienced, and she will provide you with sound legal advice specific to your case during this difficult time. You can count on Attorney Blitshtein to protect your legal rights and work aggressively for you to help achieve the best results while at the same time working with you to make the legal fees affordable. If you need representation for a family law issue, call us today.

• Divorce
• Alimony
• Alimony Pendente Lite
• Spousal Support
• Child Custody
• Child Support
• Equitable Distribution
• Asset Distribution
• Pre-Nuptial Agreements
• Post-Nuptial Agreements

What Happens to Custody of My Kids During My Divorce?

Filing for divorce is a difficult decision for most couples, and having to worry about your children during a divorce case makes things even more challenging. Communication and agreement between spouses are key to working out a temporary custody agreement pending divorce proceedings. By working out a temporary custody agreement, parents and children will have an agreed-upon schedule to spend time with each parent and establish each parent's responsibilities — such as required duties and obligations for the children's care and needs. For example, if the parents are in separate houses pending the divorce proceeding, how many days a week will the children sleep at mom's house versus dad's house? Who will pick up the children from extracurricular activities? How will they share holidays and vacations?

Resolving these issues is critical to maintaining stability for your children during a very difficult, life-changing time. Law Offices Of Blitshtein & Weiss, P.C. attorneys will help you negotiate a fair custody agreement pending your divorce and file it with the court to obtain a custody court order. With a custody order in place, that is one less issue you and your spouse need to argue about, allowing you to shift your focus to dividing your marital assets pending the equitable distribution hearing in your divorce case.

Equitable Distribution in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is not a "community property" state, but rather an "equitable distribution" state. In an equitable distribution state, if spouses cannot agree on the division of their marital assets, the court will decide. In a community property state, divorcing spouses are by law required to split all assets acquired during the marriage, unless they have a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. As Pennsylvania is an equitable distribution state, it is imperative for a divorcing spouse to retain an experienced, knowledgeable attorney who can identify all marital assets and fight for their client's fair share. Our attorneys are result-oriented, compassionate, legally knowledgeable, and aggressive litigators who will work diligently on your behalf.