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Post on Social Media, Go to Jail – How a Facebook Post Violated a Court Order

By Aaron Weems on October 10, 2016

A recent criminal case addressed, in part, an issue we saw in the case of Elonis v. United States.  The Elonis case went to the U.S. Supreme Court which …
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“They Lied: Make Them Pay”

By Mark Ashton on July 22, 2016

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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Can Social Media Speech Violate Protection from Abuse Orders?

By Aaron Weems on July 6, 2015

I recently wrote a column for The Legal Intelligencier about the Supreme Court’s decision in the Elonis v. United States to overturn Elonis’ criminal conviction and forty-four month prison term…
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HUSBAND DRIVES ESTRANGED WIFE’S CAR INTO RIVER, GOES ON NEWS AND MAKES IT WORSE

By Aaron Weems on November 12, 2014

I’m sure it felt cathartic at the time. An estranged husband rolled his wife’s 1990 Camaro into the Delaware River. He was frustrated that his wife had not turned the …
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PA COURTS WILL ENFORCE OUT-OF-STATE RESTRAINING ORDERS

By Aaron Weems on July 21, 2014
Welcome Gift for Coming to PA and Violating a Restraining Order
Welcome Gift for Coming to PA and Violating a Restraining Order

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.

By Mark Ashton on February 24, 2014

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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REFORMING CHILD ABUSE LAWS IN PENNSYLVANIA

By Aaron Weems on December 27, 2013

On December 18th, Governor Corbett signed into law a bill updating Pennsylvania’s child abuse laws. When the abuses perpetrated by Jerry Sandusky were exposed, Pennsylvania’s child abuse statutes were scrutinized…
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TWO PFA’S FROM ONE INCIDENT GET DIFFERENT RESULTS

By Aaron Weems on November 14, 2013

A recent case in Centre County, Pennsylvania considered whether a PFA filed in one county will dictate what happens to a PFA citing the same incident, but filed in a…
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NO EMAIL – IS YOUR LAWYER OLD SCHOOL OR IRRESPONSIBLE

By Aaron Weems on November 11, 2013

A South Carolina attorney was recently disciplined for failing to have an active email address.

Despite characterizing herself as “retired” and not having a client in thirty years, the…
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Temporary PFA Orders Require Ex Parte Hearings

By Aaron Weems on June 4, 2013

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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