On September 26, 2016, the Pennsylvania Senate passed House Bill 380, which reduces the statutory waiting period for a unilateral no fault divorce from two years to one year.  The bill had passed the House in the spring.  PA Governor Wolf is expected to sign the bill in the next few days.  Advocates of the bill, including the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Family Law Section, consider this to be a victory for children in Pennsylvania in that one party to a divorce can no longer drag out the process for selfish reasons and allows the post-divorce healing process to start that much faster.

Skip Persick, partner at Lamb McErlane is a member of the PA Bar Association’s Family Law Section’s Council.

Skip is credited for his ability to efficiently and discreetly resolve complex family law issues, he represents clients involved in divorces, custody disputes, child support matters and adoptions. His experience also includes cases dealing with juvenile dependency and the termination of parental rights.