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  • Vrankovich v. Vrankovich

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 11114 OF 2017, C.A.

    The court issued an order making equitable distribution of marital assets.

  • In re J.J.T.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
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    Case Number: CP-37-JV-84-2023

    Commonwealth failed to sustain its burden of demonstrating that a firearm was lawfully seized. Motion to suppress granted.

  • In re: G.J.Z.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
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    Case Number: 20007 OF 2023, O.C.-A.

    Petitioner sought involuntary termination of parental rights regarding his nephew, a minor child. The court denied the petition where mother and father exhibited a consistent desire to maintain their parental claim, successfully participated in ongoing drug rehabilitation, and were blocked from access to minor child by petitioner after petitioner was awarded physical and legal custody.

  • In the Interest of A.H

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 14 of 2021,D.P.

    Petitioner Lawrence County Children and Youth Services filed a petition for the involuntary termination of parental rights of the natural mother and natural father of A.H. Mother voluntarily relinquished her parental rights. The court denied the petition as to the father, finding petitioner failed to prove the statutory grounds for involuntary termination of father's parental rights father.

  • Richardson v. Johnson

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
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    Case Number: 20037 OF 2022,O.C.-A.

    Petitioners, child's natural mother and her husband, sought involuntary termination of respondent natural father's parental rights. The court granted the petition where father had made no meaningful effort to be involved with child since 2016 and termination of parental rights was in the child's best interest.

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  • In the Interest of: Z.J.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
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    Case Number: 37 of 2020 DP

    In a case addressing the termination of parental rights, Children and Youth Services provided sufficient evidence that parents made little progress in meeting the objectives set forth in their permanency plans. Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights granted.

  • In the Interest of: G.J.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 36 of 2020 DP

    In a case addressing the termination of parental rights, Children and Youth Services provided sufficient evidence that parents made little progress in meeting the objectives set forth in their permanency plans. Petition for involuntary termination of parental rights granted.

  • In the Interest of: P.L.

    Publication Date: 2023-07-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 74 OF 2018, D.P.

    Petitioner sought involuntary termination of an incarcerated natural father's parental rights and a goal change. The court denied the petition and motion.

  • In The Interest of P.L.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 74 OF 2018, D.P.

    The court denied petitioner's request for the involuntary termination of parental rights on the grounds that the agency failed to demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that the requirements of 23 Pa.C.S. §§ 2511(a)(5) and 2511(8) of the Adoption Act were satisfied.

  • In re Dille Family Trust

    Publication Date: 2023-01-23
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 43 OF 2019, O.C.

    The court held that the situs of a family trust was located in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania and that the beneficiaries, under both the terms of the amended trust and Pennsylvania law, could not change the situs of the trust without also changing the trustee.