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  • In re: DD1

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-1303

    Parents failed to make meaningful progress toward reunification with their children, so the court terminated their parental rights.

  • In re: LRD

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
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    Case Number: 20-1301

    Mother and her husband established by clear and convincing evidence that biological father had evidenced a settled purpose of relinquishing parental claim to his daughter and that he failed or refused to perform parental duties for a period in excess of six months, warranting termination of his parental rights to make way for adoption. The court granted mother's petition.

  • Adams v. Hasselman

    Publication Date: 2020-12-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: 20-1300

    The court of common pleas opined that it did not err in failing to conduct a competency hearing to determine a minor child's competency to testify where pre-hearing exchanges with the child made it clear that the child lacked the maturity to answer questions accurately and truthfully and that the child could be easily influenced. The trial court recommended affirmance on appeal.

  • TC v. JC

    Publication Date: 2020-11-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
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    Case Number: 20-1199

    In addition to mother's failure to file a concise statement of errors, an interim child custody order was not appealable. Therefore, the court concluded the appeal should be dismissed.

  • Kleinhans v. Doe

    Publication Date: 2020-11-23
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: 20-1198

    The court sustained a preliminary objection to plaintiff's claim for unfair trade practices, but plaintiff adequately stated claims for breach of contract and bad faith by an insurer.

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  • In re: Adoption of BJW

    Publication Date: 2020-11-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Reynolds McCoy
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    Case Number: 20-1197

    Biological mother demonstrated a settled purpose of relinquishing her parental claim and had failed to perform parental duties for far more than six months, so the court granted the petition for involuntary termination of mother's parental rights.

  • Millhouse v. Rajjoub

    Publication Date: 2020-11-02
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-1093

    Plaintiff failed to show good cause for failing to file a certificate of merit in this medical malpractice action. The court denied plaintiff's motion for waiver of the requirement and it refused to grant an additional extension of time.

  • Walther v. Walther

    Publication Date: 2020-11-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-1095

    In this custody modification matter, evidence of electronic communications was properly authenticated. The court denied mother's motion for a new trial.

  • Snyder v. Snyder

    Publication Date: 2020-11-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-1094

    The court ordered husband to reimburse wife for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the sale of the marital residence, and it required the parties to equally split certain repair costs.

  • Fenstamaker v. Clark

    Publication Date: 2020-10-26
    Practice Area: Real Estate
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-1085

    The court sustained defendants' preliminary objection and ordered the parties to participate in mandatory mediation, as required by a real estate sale agreement.