Mark Scoblionko

Native of the Lehigh Valley. Has been the President of Scoblionko, Scoblionko, Muir & Melman since 1975. Married to Deena since 1964; two children, three grandchildren. 2012 recipient of the Lifetime Service Award from Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley. Certified as "Civil Trial Advocate" by National Board of Trial Advocacy. Focuses on civil personal injury and commercial litigation, business and corporate law, real estate.

• Business Law
• Insurance Claims
• Medical Malpractice
• Personal Injury
• Products Liability
• Health Care Law
• Nursing Home Abuse
• Construction Law

• Automobile Accidents

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• Contingent Fees
  (For personal injury matters)

Pennsylvania

Since 1968

3rd Circuit

Since 1968

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1994

Scoblionko, Scoblionko, Muir & Melman

1970 - Current

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

J.D. | Law

1965 - 1968

Honors: Graduated with Honors

Activities: Assistant Editor, University of Michigan Law Review; Research Assistant, Constitutional Law

Cornell University

B.A. | English

1961 - 1965

Lifetime Service Award

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley

2012

Awarded upon retirement from the Board of the Jewish Federation

Pennsylvania State Bar

Member

Current

Lehigh County Bar Association

Member

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

Pennsylvania Association for Justice

Member

Current

American Association for Justice

Member

Current

Notes

Michigan Law Review

1968

Civil Trial Advocate

National Board of Trial Advocacy

Q. with common law marriage and the estate for my mom do all children have to agree that the spouse gets a potion to

19 May 2020

A: All would have to agree or you and your sister would have to make gifts from your shares.

Q. my mom recently passed without a will. my step dad and her have been together for 25 years. can he get her estate to?

19 May 2020

A: In all probability, the most efficient way to do that would be to distribute the estate to the children and for the children to then gift to your mother’s partner whatever portion of the estate the children wish him to have. There will be a 4.5% inheritance tax on whatever passes to the children. There should be no tax on the gift to the partner, although a gift tax return may have to be filed, depending on the value of the gift. This should be reviewed with your lawyer.

Q. Can I file an Affidavit of Heirship to receive a property my mom owned; she died with out a will. It is worth 140K.

16 April 2020

A: Unfortunately, this is far more complicated. There is no such thing as an “Affidavit of Heirship.” You need to hire a lawyer to open an estate. If you have siblings or your mom had a husband, they will have to join with you or formally renounce. Ultimately, the lawyer will do a deed from the estate to you, if you are the only heir. You will have to pay an inheritance tax of 4.5% on the value of the house and any other assets you inherit. If there is a mortgage or any unpaid real estate taxes, those will have to be addressed. There is other paperwork associated with the estate, but this is enough of an introduction to get you started.