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J.R.M. v. J.E.A., 33 A.3d 647 (Pa.Super.2011) – Mother and Father had a child to their very short term marriage. When the child was an infant, still breastfeeding, Mother initiated a custody proceeding and Father countersued for primary custody. Father resided in the North Hills of Allegheny County and commuted to Indiana, PA for work. Mother resided in DuBois. After a custody hearing, the trial court ordered that Father have […]

LAM v. CR (2012 PA Super 45, February 27, 2012) – Superior Court affirmed decision to allow Mother to relocate from York County to Boston. No majority opinion was issued, but Judge Donohue published a dissenting opinion. In her opinion, Judge Donohue criticized the majority’s holding that the 2011 Child Custody Act did not apply. Mother filed a complaint for custody on November 3, 2010, with a request to relocate, […]

In M.O. v. F.W. (2012 PA Super 49, February 28, 2012), the Superior Court considered a case in which custody litigation began even before the child was born. Initially, the child’s mother exercised primary physical custody, and the father had partial custody for six overnights every two weeks (nearly an equal shared custody arrangement). When the child was two or three years old, Father accused Mother and her boyfriend of […]

In CMK v. KEM (March 27, 2012), the Superior Court took up the case of a mother who followed the notice procedures for custody relocation under the 2011 custody statute. She sent a notice to her child’s father, advising him that she intended to move from Grove City, Mercer County, to Albion, Erie County, a distance of 68 miles. Father objected to the relocation, and the trial court held a […]

The family law attorneys at Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC author many articles on matrimonial law and are frequently called upon by the media for perspective and insight. Please note certain articles may require login information. Pittsburgh Business Times, “Women in Business winners discuss their vision for the Pittsburgh region,” March 30, 2012.  

Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC partner Brian C. Vertz was elected treasurer of the board of trustees of the Crafton Public Library, a member of the Allegheny County Library Association. Vertz resides in Crafton and has served on the library’s board since 2010. Vertz also volunteers for Neighborhood Legal Services, supports the Fellows Program of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation, and recently launched a new chapter of Toastmasters […]