This party started in a public bar in Silt, CO in early January. When we wrote about it on January 9, it was looking like the Congresswoman was the perp
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L’Affaire Boebert: Is “Saturday Night Alright for Fightin?”
Silt, Colorado is a pretty tiny town: 3,500 people. Not otherwise on America’s radar until two former spouses ran into one another at the Miner’s Claim Restaurant on Saturday night.
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This may be the world’s shortest blog but the decision is precedential. In August 2022 Rachel Moyer filed a Protection from Abuse action against Ryan Shaffer. But she did not…
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For those who practice in the domestic relations world, one of the great frustrations comes when a client asks us to extract a sometimes appropriate pound of flesh as compensation…
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Divorce Code Amendments: But Not What We Expected
For some time now, the General Assembly has been working towards amendment of the Divorce Code to reduce the waiting period for an unconsented no-fault divorce from two years to…
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HUSBAND DRIVES ESTRANGED WIFE’S CAR INTO RIVER, GOES ON NEWS AND MAKES IT WORSE
PA COURTS WILL ENFORCE OUT-OF-STATE RESTRAINING ORDERS
Like many border areas of states, living in eastern Pennsylvania commonly results in legal issues…
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DEMANDING SEX FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS UPHELD AS “ABUSE” AND MAY BE A FELONY OF THE SECOND DEGREE.
In a case decided by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on January 7 of this year, we have a new wrinkle in the world of what constitutes abuse under the Protection …
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Temporary PFA Orders Require Ex Parte Hearings
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently rendered an Opinion in the case of Ferko-Fox v. Fox, 2013 Pa.Super 1888. This Opinion is important from the standpoint that it affirms the requirement…
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NFL Player’s Trouble Demonstrates that “Family Law” Means More than Just Divorce
The stereotype of a family law attorney is that they deal in divorces or are limited to issues between spouses. The reality is that the practice can be far reaching in…
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