Moyer v. Moyer, a non-precedential decision issued by the Superior Court on November 20 discusses the challenging question of whether a parent can relocate without notice in a setting where
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Parents vs. Grandma & Grandpa: Revenge of The Parents
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On September 9, 2016 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that portions of the current child custody law were an unconstitutional interference with the fundamental right of parents to raise their…
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SUPREME COURT DECIDES WHEN RULING ON STANDING IS APPEALABLE
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In our haste to report on last week’s Pennsylvania Supreme Court case on support duties of non-parents, we overlooked another case decided on December 21, clarifying when an order conferring…
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STEP-PARENTS ASSERTING CUSTODY NEED TO READ THIS BEFORE THEY FILE
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In a year when there have been relatively few published opinions and few of those offering much precedential value, the year ends with an important ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme…
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THE RULES CHANGE IN THE RELOCATION GAME
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We have previously noted that there are few cases more vexing than those involving one parent deciding to leave this state with a child and move to another to pursue …