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  • In re: Adoption of SJB

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Reynolds McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0207

    The statutory grounds for the involuntary termination of father's parental rights under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(6) were satisfied where the record demonstrated that he made no effort to maintain substantial and continuing contact with his child or to financially support the child in any way. The court granted a petition for involuntary termination of father's parental rights

  • Bozochovic v. Gair

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0210

    The trial court assessed the parties' credibility on father's petition for special relief and found that father's inability to maintain contact with his children was a result of his own failure to comply with prior court orders and awarded mother attorney fees as father's filing of the petition was frivolous and without merit. The trial court recommenced affirmance.

  • In the Interest of YJO

    Publication Date: 2020-03-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Reynolds McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0213

    In this delinquency matter, the victim would not have incurred medical expenses but for the juvenile's actions, so the court ordered the juvenile to pay restitution.

  • Keller v. Serafini

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    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: 20-0215

    Where father had previously consented to mother taking their child to a particular medical provider for routine care, father was responsible for one-half of the resulting medical bill even though he had objected to the follow-up appointment.

  • B.A.W. v. T.L.W., III

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Nichols
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    Case Number: 20-0284

    The trial court erred in failing to convene a contempt hearing and make its own findings of fact before finding father in contempt and instead adopting a hearing officer's factual determination that father's failure to pay the costs of a custody evaluation was willful. The superior court vacated a contempt order and remanded.

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  • In Re: R.A.M.N.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
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    Case Number: 20-0290

    Trial court correctly denied CYS's petition to involuntarily terminate parental rights where CYS's demand that parent provide explanation for child's tragic fatal injuries that occurred while parent was at work was unconnected to original concerns that parent would fail to protect remaining children, where parent had years of unsupervised overnight visitations with no safety concerns. Decrees affirmed.

  • McKean County Juvenile Probation v. Newman

    Publication Date: 2020-03-16
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0289

    Trial court erred in entering support order for reimbursement of placement costs for child adjudicated delinquent where total amount was four times the support guidelines obligation without explanation for deviation from the guidelines. Orders of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • In the Interest of D.J.B.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0255

    Appellant appealed juvenile court's finding he committed indecent assault by touching complainant without her consent and court found that, contrary to appellant's assertion, juvenile court did not show partiality or predetermine the result when it asked attorneys in a sidebar conference to consider a lesser charge and complainant's testimony was sufficient evidence. Affirmed.

  • In the Interest of: L.B.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0233

    Trial court erred in outsourcing the decision whether to suspend parent's visitation rights to the child's therapist, following the child's allegations of physical abuse during overnight visitations. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • In the Interest of: J.R.R.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0196

    Trial court erred in involuntarily terminating father's parental rights when trial court found a bond between parent and child but failed to make findings as to the emotional impact involuntary termination would have on child. Decree vacated, case remanded.