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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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Divorce Code Amendments: But Not What We Expected

By Mark Ashton on April 27, 2016

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

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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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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NFL Player’s Trouble Demonstrates that “Family Law” Means More than Just Divorce

By Aaron Weems on November 14, 2012

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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Indirect Criminal Contempts in PFA’s Net Multiple Convictions

By Aaron Weems on July 21, 2011

Protection from Abuse (aka “PFA”) Orders are Pennsylvania’s version of what is colloquially known as the “restraining order.” What makes the PFA unusual is that it is a civil action, but…

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Protections from Abuse – Defining a Relationship

By Aaron Weems on February 25, 2011

Pennsylvania’s Protection from Abuse Act is the mechanism under which individuals can seek restraining orders against abusive parties. In filling out a petition for protection from abuse, the filing party must…

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