By Katheryn Tucker | October 22, 2018
“The liberty interest of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is the most ancient of the fundamental rights we hold as a people,” Chief Judge Stephen Dillard said, adding it's “deeply embedded in our law.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael E. Bertin | October 22, 2018
The seminal cases regarding the awarding of shared custody are the cases of In Re: Wesley JK, 445 A.2d 1243 (Pa. Super. 1982) and Wiseman v. Wall, 718 A.2d 844 (Pa. Super. 1998). Under these cases, trial courts are to consider four factors when awarding shared custody.
By Christine Simmons | October 19, 2018
Lawyers for Kristina Armstrong are seeking $33 million in damages against Blank Rome, arguing the firm failed to disclose its ties to her ex-husband's employer, Morgan Stanley.
By Christine Simmons | October 19, 2018
Lawyers for Kristina Armstrong are seeking $33 million in damages against Blank Rome, arguing the firm failed to disclose its ties to her ex-husband's employer, Morgan Stanley.
By Christine Simmons | October 18, 2018
Faced with an expiring lease and the desire to undertake some succession planning for younger lawyers, the matrimonial firm's partners began considering all options, including mergers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 16, 2018
Philadelphia City Councilman David Oh said he believes a lack of clearly defined standards and child abuse reporting guidelines for city social workers means children in Philadelphia are too easily ripped away from their families.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Candice L. Komar | October 11, 2018
What if couples similarly planned how to go their separate ways? It's not commonplace for quarreling spouses to put painful feelings aside and work as a team. However, collaborative divorce shows that spouses (and their children) can immensely benefit from jointly making decisions impacting the future of the family, even when the future entails separate households.
The Legal Intelligencer | Investigation
By P.J. D'Annunzio | October 10, 2018
This is the first part of an occasional investigative series examining how children and families are impacted by problems in the Philadelphia foster care system, family court, and by insufficient legal representation. It is the result of numerous interviews with family members of foster children, lawyers and officials, and a review of state, city and court records.
The Legal Intelligencer | Profile
By Lizzy McLellan | October 10, 2018
Former colleagues and friends remembered Gold-Bikin as a pioneering advocate for women lawyers and family law.
By John Council | October 8, 2018
A Texas federal judge has declared that the Indian Child Welfare Act, a landmark law that places preference in the adoption of Native American children…
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