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Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C.
Manor Building, Penthouse Suite
564 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Phone: 412-281-9906
Toll Free 1-866-PA-DIVORCE
Facsimile: 412-281-9908
info@pafamilylawyers.com

Appointments also available in Cranberry Twp., Robinson Twp., South Hills & Washington

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Tax Implications of Divorce and Support

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Divorce and Annulments

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Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

Spousal Support, APL and Alimony

Child Support and Paternity

Child Custody

Grandparents' Rights

Contempt, Enforcement, Modification and Appeals

Stepparent Rights

Juvenile Law

Domestic Violence

Same Sex Couple Laws

Assisted Reproduction Cases & Surrogacy



Family Law FAQs
Family Law FAQs

How do I obtain a Pennsylvania child or spousal support?

A person seeking a Pennsylvania child support or Pennsylvania spousal support must file a support complaint with the domestic relations office of the court in order to establish a right to collect support.  In order to obtain alimony, a request for alimony must be filed prior to the granting of a divorce decree.  No legal obligation for the payment of support or alimony exists until the complaint is filed.  Support complaints or can be filed by your attorney or by going to your local Pennsylvania county court's domestic relations office.  If the defendant does not live in the same state or county as the plaintiff, the plaintiff can choose to file a support complaint in the county where he or she resides and have the action processed between the two county courts or can choose to file the support complaint in the county where the defendant resides, is employed, or can be personally served.

To inquire about scheduling a consultation, click here.   Our office conducts appointments in our Allegheny County offices located in downtown Pittsburgh and in Whitehall borough as well as in our Butler County office located in Cranberry Township.  In some circumstances, telephone appointments are available.  Our office accepts Pennsylvania child support, Pennsylvania spousal support, and Pennsylvania alimony cases in Allegheny County (Pittsburgh), Armstrong County (Kittanning), Beaver County, Butler County, Somerset County, Washington County, and Westmoreland County (Greensburg).  Our law firm accepts Pennsylvania child support, Pennsylvania spousal support, and Pennsylvania alimony cases from other Western Pennsylvania counties including Clarion County, Fayette County, Greene County, Indiana County, Lawrence County, Mercer County, Venango County on a case-by-case basis. 

Disclaimer

The statements in this section are based on Pennsylvania law and have been issued to inform and not advise. The statements are general in nature and individual facts in a given case may alter their application or involve other laws not referred to here.

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The attorneys at the law offices of Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C. are available to help families and individuals who have cases in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland counties including communities such as: Aliquippa, Ambridge, Baden, Baldwin, Beaver, Beaver Falls, Bell Acres, Bellevue, Bentleyville, Bethel Park, Blawnox, Brentwood, Brownsville, Burgettstown, Butler, California, Canonsburg, Carnegie, Centerville, Cheswick, Clairton, Claysville, Collier, Coraopolis, Cranberry Township, Crescent, Darlington, Donora, East Deer, Economy, Edgeworth, Elizabeth, Findlay, Finleyville, Forward, Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Gastonville, Gibsonia, Greensburg, Greentree, Grove City, Hampton, Harmar, Hickory, Hookstown, Houston, Indiana, Jefferson Hills, Kennedy, Kilbuck Ross, Latrobe, Lincoln, Lyndora, Marianna, Mars, Marshall-Bradford Woods, McCandless, McDonald, McMurray, Meridian, Midland, Monaca, Monessen, Monongahela, Monroeville, Moon, Mount Oliver, Munhall, Murrysville, New Brighton, New Castle, New Eagle, New Kensington, North Fayette, North Versailles, O'Hara, Oakdale, Ohio Township, Ohioville, Penn Hills, Pine, Pleasant Hills, Plum, Port Vue, Rankin, Richland, Rochester, Scenery Hill, Scott, Sewickley Heights, Shaler, Slippery Rock, South Fayette, South Park, Springdale, Stowe, Tarentum, Uniontown, Upper St. Clair, Valencia, Washington, West Deer, West Elizabeth, West Mifflin, West View, Wexford, White Oak, Whitehall, Wilkins and Zelienople.