Pennsylvania uses the standard “the best interests of the child” when determining custody issues. What happens if the best interest of the child breaks the law? Such is the case
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Can Divorcing Families Afford The “Sporting Life?”
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The September 7 issue of TIME Magazine features our obsession with childhood sports. The statistics tell the story. In 2005, school age children played sports at a combined cost of…
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I’m Not a Bad Parent but I Play One on YouTube
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While Alex Jones was the most recent high-profile example of a controversial public persona creating very personal and private problems, he is certainly not alone. Similar in theme, but not …
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The Other Defendant: The Impact of Public Persona in a Custody Trial
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Child custody cases turn on the court’s determination of the child’s best interests. As defined in Pennsylvania, this means having the judge apply evidence to Pennsylvania’s sixteen (16) custody factors…
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Custody Standing Wars- Chapter 2
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The leading case from last year in family law was the Supreme Court’s decision in D.P. v. G.J.P. 146 A.3d 204, holding that Pennsylvania’s grandparent custody statute offended principles of…
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Custodial Ménage A Trois
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This week we see a new case from a trial court on Long Island, which held that folks who adopt an open marriage that produces children might find the custody…
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The Custody Case Where Everything Went Wrong.
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Last Fall brought us a decision from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania holding that a grandparent did not have standing to terminate a Father’s parental rights incident to an adoption.
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Listening to Your Kids During Traumatic Times
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There are times when two conversations with two wholly separate individuals causes a person to distill some interesting new thoughts. Earlier this month I had lunch with a woman who…
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SCHOOL DAZE: How School Rankings Impact Custody
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Last week Newsweek published its annual rankings of America’s Top High Schools. This is a much awaited publication for those with children of that age and it is undoubtedly well…
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See The Relocation Undone
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An interesting and, yes, published relocation case was decided by the Superior Court on June 15. D.K.D. v. A.L.C. 2016 Pa. Super 123 involved custody of a child, age 8,…
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