My colleague Aaron Weems reported this case on April 12. In the spirit of our U.S. Supreme Court, I offer the following concurrence with his blog but spirited dissent from
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Superior Court Revisits Huss v. Weaver but Makes No Change to the Panel Decision
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On September 28, 2014 Aaron Weems posted a blog in which he reported on a panel Decision of the Superior Court holding that a Father’s contractual undertaking to pay $10,000…
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A Different Take on Obergefell
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I just finished reading my partner Aaron Weems’ analysis on last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that gay marriage is an institution meriting the respect of all fifty…
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ATTORNEYS’ FEES AS SANCTIONS; IT TAKES AN ATTORNEY AND A HEARING
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Lowe v. Lowe 2015 Pa. Super. 35
On September 20, 2013 a Father files a Motion (sic) to Modify a Custody Order. A hearing is scheduled that same day in…
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SUPERIOR COURT CLARIFIES WHEN CUSTODY FACTORS MUST BE EVALUATED
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We are slowly observing some flesh of judicial precedent applied to the bones of the custody stature enacted by the General Assembly and made effective in January, 2011. A recent…
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