Brian C. Vertz

I wish to thank the Academy for giving me this auspicious award. I couldn’t have done it without a great team, including my cochairs, partners, coworkers, family, and friends. Working on my EGOT? #AAML

Keeping up with the Committee Chairs during the Hennenhoefer Council meeting of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting. #aamlspaceodyssey

The AAML Annual Meeting is coming soon! I will be cohosting the Chapter Leaders meeting on Zoom, along with Dennis Hottell (VA), Lyne Ranson (WV), Susan Myres (TX), Elizabeth Lindsey (GA), and the BNY Mellon Wealth Management team. If you are a Chapter President, President-Elect, or delegate, join us Tuesday, November 3 at 10 am ET / 9 am CT / 8 am MT / 7 am PT. Yes, it's Election Day so don't forget to vote!

I’m grateful to be recognized by my colleagues and peers in the legal community for this honor. And even more, proud of my partners for maintaining high standards in challenging times. Thanks!

The nurturing parent doctrine may excuse a parent from working full time to make a financial contribution toward child support if he or she is caring for a child at home.

Congress has passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which will expand PPP loan forgiveness period from 8 weeks to 24 weeks and dilute the percentage that must be spent on payroll from 75% to 60%. Read more: https://www.congress.gov//116th-congr/house-bill/7010/text

Proud to be an officer of the AAML foundation, helping distressed children and families. #AAMLFoundation #AAML https://youtu.be/UOPY5Hcu7kQ

Don’t spend the money yet. Thanks Michelle.

Allegheny County Family Law News: Economic stimulus checks will be intercepted by Domestic Relations to pay child support arrears. The checks will be intercepted regardless of whether the arrears are delinquent or retroactive, even in cases where a request for modification has been filed. What's the difference? Retroactive arrears accumulate because of the delay from the date of filing a child support request to the date of the hearing/order. Typically parents over- or un...derpay because they don't know how much they will owe. Their order contains a plan for paying retroactive arrears over a period of months. Retroactive arrears are not grounds for contempt. On the other hand, delinquent arrears accumulate after a child support order has been issued. In other words, delinquent arrears are the result of violating a support order by under paying. Delinquent arrears are reported to credit bureaus and may be grounds for a contempt proceeding. When stimulus checks are intercepted, Domestic Relations will not distinguish between these forms of arrears. Notably, every child support payor has arrears on the first day of every month because every support order charges on the 1st day for the upcoming month. These arrears get paid down, typically twice a month, when the payroll deduction is taken and paid to Domestic Relations. So, the timing of the stimulus check might be interesting.

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Takeaways are posted here from our webinar CARES Act and More: CoVid-Related Tax Updates for Family Lawyers. Thanks to Michelle Gallagher and Business Valuation Resources for their support. Don’t miss Michelle and me at the AAML/BVR National Conference on Divorce in September! https://sub.bvresources.com/bvwire/April2020Issue211-3.html

Recently I interviewed my partner Todd Begg about solutions for custody disputes during the Coronavirus epidemic. Thanks for the tips, Todd!

Consider whether to modify child support without delay in response to the Covid19-Coronavirus crisis. Call or send me an email for a prompt callback. https://www.pollockbegg.com//modifying-pennsylvania-child/

Please join me and Michelle Gallagher on Thursday for our webinar, talking about the CARES Act, FFCRA, SECURE Act, and other tax updates for family lawyers. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was one of the federal laws enacted in March 2020 to provide economic stimulus to individuals and businesses, including stimulus payments for individuals, Disaster Relief and Paycheck Protection loans for businesses, payroll tax credits, waiver of penalties f...or early retirement distributions, and other benefits. Join us for a FREE WEBINAR (via Zoom Meetings), followed by a Q&A session. Space is limited, but you can catch the recording if you miss the live session. Just ask me or Michelle how to get the video link. Thursday, April 9th, 2020 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT Michelle F. Gallagher CPA and Brian C. Vertz will provide highlights of the new federal laws, the benefits they might provide to our clients and firms, and their possible impact on family law cases involving support and divorcing business owners. Topics Covered: -- CARES Act (stimulus payments for individuals, child support intercept, SBA Payroll Protection & Disaster Recovery loans for business, retirement distributions) -- Families First Corona Response Act (FFCRA) (paid FLMA leave for coronavirus patients and parents of children whose schools and childcare have closed, payroll tax credits for businesses that provide paid leave) -- Other Tax Updates (filing and payment extensions for income tax, estate/gift tax, tax installment payments) -- Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE Act)

More solid parenting advice from my West Virginia friend Lyne Ranson.