tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829470899906669622009-02-21T02:56:47.544-05:00Child Support | Child Custody | Divorce | Legal Help | Reform | Alimony | NewsDustin W. Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829601170947445286noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-782947089990666962.post-10825234879557175982008-11-06T22:27:00.001-05:002008-11-06T22:27:24.116-05:00

There is nothing worse than being in a legal battle regarding who gets to see and care for your child(ren). Usually the battle is with the other parent, but sometimes it is with a grandparent or other family member, or a local child welfare agency. No matter who is involved, this case will make you scared, angry and sometimes feeling completely out of control. Your custody lawyer can help you

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Courtesy of a another great post by Fox Rothschild LLP:At the core of Pennsylvania custody law is the concept that courts should seek to promote the best interests of the children involved. In the past, courts have been reluctant to grant equally-shared physical custody of a child in an effort to provide a more constant, regular home life for minor children. Recent trends indicate, however, that

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Check out this great post about internet records in a Divorce case by the California Divorce and Family Law blog. Here is an excerpt below:In 2005, Jennifer London, a United States citizen who was domiciled in St. Martin, began divorce and child custody proceedings against her husband, Richard London, also a United States citizen, in St. Martin, a French territory governed by French law. Jennifer

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Custody and Visitation Tips One thing divorce does not change is your being a parent. Whether you develop a traditional visitation schedule or a flexible co-parenting plan, whether the arrangement is temporary or permanent, you can help make the time you spend with your children happy and productive. When questions regarding custody and visitation arise, an experienced family law

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At this time, Pennsylvania does not provide a child support calculator on their Web site. However, they do have a document titled How is the amount of a support obligation determined for child(ren) and/or spouse?, which can help you to determine the child support obligation. In addition, you can use the Pennsylvania Child Support Calculator provided by AllLaw.com to estimate the amount of child

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The Housing Slump Is a Stumbling Block in More and More Divorces David and Tipheny DelPrado divorced in 2006. But the legal battle between the two didn't begin to wind down until this month, and the housing slump may be partly to blame. Under their 2005 separation agreement, Tipheny DelPrado was supposed to assume the mortgage on the couple's three-bedroom Virginia home. For her, that meant

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Modify Visitation No Attorney Q:sharon wrote: my fiance is going back to court with his ex wife as she has petitioned for more child support and he has petitioned to modify visitation. They have been divored for about 7 years and he originally agreed to her request in mediation to have less problems. It was ordered he could see children for a couple hours twice a month at a McDonald's while the

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Sorry for the long delay publishing a new post, been really busy lately but I'm ready to get back at it and provide some free legal help.ResourcesGeneral Divorce Resources:DivorceNet: www.divorcenet.comDivorce Online: www.divorceonline.comDivorce Support: www.divorcesupport.comDivorce Law Info: www.divorcelawinfo.comDomestic Violence Resources:Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence:

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Pro Se Litigant Self Help Center If you are looking for information on any of the topics listed below, please go to the Self Help Center, located in the Law Library on the fourth floor of the Dauphin County Courthouse, Front and Market Streets, Harrisburg, PA. At the Self Help Center you will be able to purchase a packet that may contain the information and forms you need. The Self Help Center

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See my email to the York County Prothonotary: Dustin, We do not have any forms or templates for the filing of complaints. For those who choose to go Pro Se, we suggest they consult the Pennsylvania Rules of Court. Rule 1915.15 shows the format for a Complaint for Custody and all of rule 1915 addresses the issue of custody. This is your best place to start. Best wishes, Pam Lee Pamela

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Fox Rothschild has posted an excellent post regarding the timing factor in child custody cases. Here is an excerpt and link to the article below:If a custody case is not scheduled for trial within 6 months of the complaint, or praecipe of a party, it will be dismissed. Dietrich v. Dietrich, 923 A.2d 467 (Pa. Super. 2007).As family law practitioners, we are often waiting long periods of time for

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GUIDELINES FOR COURTROOM BEHAVIOR 1. Be on time for your hearing or trial. Allow extra time to find parking. You will not be able to leave the courthouse to feed the meter. Sometimes hearings can take longer than expected, so plan for extra time on your meter. 2. Dress neatly. 3. No food or drinks are allowed in the courtroom. 4. It is not

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Doing some legal work on your own? Stuck on some legal terminology? Here is one of my favorite resources:A Layman's Guide to Legal Termsabstract of record -- An abbreviated but complete history of a case. abstract of title -- An abbreviated chronological history of the ownership of a plot of land. action -- Lawsuit; the legal demand for one's right asserted in a court. action in personam -- A

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Here is a link to several legal forms for Lackawanna County (civil, custody, divorce, child support)....

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Are you doing research to defend yourself in a civil case related to child custody, alimony, child support, or divorce in Colombia County? Be sure to check out these important opinions published by the courts.CIVIL OPINIONS ALIMONY Amount Izzo V. Izzo 185-98 (Montour County) Opinion date: August 4, 2000 RTF

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The statistics are discouraging: a third or more of all marriages end in divorce. Individuals usually don't get married with the anticipation of ending the union. Divorce can be difficult, confusing and disheartening.Join family law attorney Lee Borden on January 14th at 9 p.m. Eastern time (8 Central, 6 Pacific) for a discussion on divorce or other family law legal issues.Who: Attorney Lee

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Q: My husband pays child support, which he fulfills. He has every other weekend visitation.He works retail so his schedule does not always allow him to take off every other weekend in full. If he has to cancel a day due to work, he offers to make it up.Is this in any way a violation of the custody order? We live in PA & nothing is noted on the order about cancellations/re-scheduling. He always

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LIKE THE “DEADBEAT DAD” CHILD SUPPORT LAWS, politicians have discovered that spousal protection orders win votes at election time. In addition to promoting state laws that encourage the filing of protection orders and increasing the penalties for violating the orders, there has been a movement to provide interestate enforcement of these orders through uniform laws. The Uniform Interstate

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Should you keep a record of those angry cell phone voice messages from your ex? The now infamous Alec Baldwin voicemail message to his daughter (in which he berates his daughter) illustrates how advances in technology can help introduce evidence into child custody battles. In some situations, this evidence can point out character flaws that aren't always obvious to the courts. The following

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What you DO and DO NOT do when, as a loving parent, you are confronted with a severe case of PAS. DO'S DO...take off the gloves and demand immediate action by the court to STOP the abuse of your child. Remind the Court in the strongest terms possible that your child's life, mental health, and their continued on going relationship with

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From the Georgia Family Law Blog:Being creative doesn’t necessarily mean being complex. Simple plans, with both parents working together for the benefit of their children, work the best.There are two perspectives to keep in mind: yours, as parents, and your children’s. Don’t jam your children’s lives into your schedule if you want to have a successful plan. You’ll run yourself ragged, and end up

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Today I'll share the classic warning signs of an abuser. Read on: PUSHES FOR QUICK INVOLVEMENT: Comes on strong, claiming, "I've never felt loved like this by anyone." An abuser presses for an exclusive commitment almost immediately. JEALOUS: Excessively possessive; calls constantly or visits unexpectedly; prevents you from going to work because "you might meet someone"; checks the mileage on

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NPR Morning Edition, August 23, 2005 · California's Supreme Court rules that unmarried, same-sex couples are lawful parents and must provide for their children if they break up. The court ruled that if both same-sex partners intended to parent a child conceived by artificial insemination, then both partners have an equal right to child custody and child support, even if one partner has no

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Courtesy of NPR - Every day, juvenile dependency courts across the country are filled with parents who have neglected, abused, abandoned or mistreated their children. To protect these children, the dependency court judge will often separate the child from the parent -- sometimes temporarily with a relative or in foster care, and sometimes permanently, if the parent cannot take care of the child.

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From NPR: Psychologists and other mental health professionals are increasingly playing a role in child custody disputes. Using a battery of psychological tests and expert judgment, psychologists make recommendations about which parent should have custody. Those decisions are accepted by judges more than 90 percent of the time, but critics say the

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