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Publication Date: 2022-07-04
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
Judge: Judge McMaster
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Case Number: 22-0669
Court denied mother's appeal from a trial court decision allowing paternal relatives to have contact with her daughter arguing that this constituted a visitation order which was not in the best interests of her daughter. The court clarified that their order allowing the contact with the paternal relatives was only a contact order arising from father's paternal rights and therefore no separate "visitation order" was issued.
Publication Date: 2022-07-04
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Tira
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Case Number: 22-0662
While mother demonstrated some bond with her minor child, that bond did not defeat the termination of her parental rights to make way for adoption by the child's step-grandfather where mother's mental health and substance abuse issues rendered her incapable of caring for the child. The court granted a petition for involuntary termination.
Publication Date: 2022-07-04
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
Judge: Judge Corr
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Case Number: 22-0672
The court denied father's petition to modify an existing support order, which he filed less than two weeks after the parties had reached an agreement, because father failed to demonstrate through clear and convincing evidence a material and substantial change in circumstances. The court of common pleas recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2022-07-04
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Liller
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Case Number: 22-0671
Appellant's challenge of a protection from abuse order lacked merit where she knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered into an agreement to extend that PFA order and, in the process, assured the court of her understanding and appreciation of order's terms. The court of common pleas recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2022-06-06
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Acker
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Case Number: 22-0525
The court denied husband's exceptions to the equitable distribution contained in the master's report, because the master correctly calculated the marital portion of husband's state entity pension, and the evidence was insufficient to show that husband contributed to wife's education, training or enhanced earning power.
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Publication Date: 2022-06-06
Practice Area: Family Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Patrick
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Case Number: 22-0531
The court of common pleas had authority under 20 Pa.C.S. §713 over issues concerning the recognition of birth and birth records and, thus, did not err in granting a decree establishing petitioner's birth facts sufficient to secure a state-issued identification. The court recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2022-06-06
Practice Area: Family Law
Industry: Non-Profit | State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Dumas
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Case Number: 22-0625
Religious congregation lacked standing to seek summary relief against DHS to obtain a ruling that its "elders" were clergymen who were entitled to the evidentiary privilege that relieved them from certain reporting obligations under the Child Protective Services Law, since DHS was not responsible for enforcing criminal penalties for violations of mandated reporter obligations. Petition for review dismissed.
Publication Date: 2022-05-30
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Hodge
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Case Number: 22-0496
Defendant failed to inform plaintiff or the domestic relations section of a change in circumstances relevant to support in writing or by personal appearance as required by 23 Pa.C.S. §4353(a), thus warranting retroactive modification of plaintiff's spousal award. The court granted plaintiff's motion for reconsideration.
Publication Date: 2022-05-23
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Acker
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Case Number: 22-0471
The court granted plaintiff's motion to list the parties' marital residence for sale where defendant failed to make the necessary mortgage payments, thereby placing a major marital asset at risk, while also failing to explain his conduct and squandering an opportunity to bring the mortgage current. The court of common pleas recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2022-05-16
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Tira
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Case Number: 22-0461
Involuntary termination of father's parental rights was warranted where he had been absent from the child's life for at least nine years and failed to provide any support. Termination was in the child's best interest.
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