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  • In re: Adoption of OS

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0650

    The court granted a motion for the involuntary termination of parental rights where mother had asked relatives to temporarily take care of the child, but then failed to subsequently perform her parental duties.

  • K.R.R. v. M.M.R.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0566

    The court awarded physical custody of a minor child to a third party over the objection of the natural parents

  • In re: NR

    Publication Date: 2021-06-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0649

    The court granted an agency's motion for termination of parental rights where the parents had both failed to perform their parental duties and no bond existed between them and the child.

  • E.C.-S. v. M.C.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0683

    Trial court erred in denying father's motion to modify custody and in granting mother's motion for relocation because trial court's decision to forego interviews with the six-and seven-year-old children based solely on their ages constituted an abuse of discretion.

  • Allen v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0528

    Failure to timely file a concise statement of errors on appeal in this protection from abuse matter resulted in waiver. Even if plaintiff's notice of appeal had been timely, she failed to demonstrate that defendant's conduct placed her in fear of bodily injury.

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  • B.S.G. v. D.M.C.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0636

    Granting both parents the ability to make ultimate decisions for specific issues on which the parties had reached impasse did not undermine the shared legal custody arrangement. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • C.L. v. M.P.

    Publication Date: 2021-06-07
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Nichols
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0638

    Participation in custody proceedings did not constitute parent's waiver of confidentiality protections under the Mental Health Procedures Act, as courts could use less intrusive means to evaluate a parent's mental health. Orders of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part, case remanded.

  • In the Interest of S.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0608

    Trial court erred in terminating father's parental rights after improperly considering a psychiatrist's report that was admitted in child's dependency proceeding but not in the termination hearing. Vacated.

  • In the Interest of: E.C.

    Publication Date: 2021-05-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0575

    Parent could not appeal from permanency review order denying parent's motion for return of custody where the order was not a final order and had not changed the permanency goal or the subject children's custody placement. Appeal quashed.

  • In re: AS

    Publication Date: 2021-05-03
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-0411

    Petitioners provided clear and convincing evidence in support of the termination of father's parental rights, and the court found termination would not destroy any existing bond between father and child. Adoption by petitioners was in the best interests of the child.