The Superior Court recently issued its opinion in Orfield v. Weindel, 2012 PA Super 135 (June 29, 2012), in which it held that the trial court erred by imposing a six month prison sentence upon a father who had not paid...
Legal Perspective
Kimock v. Jones (2012 PA Super 128, 6/19/2012) – Last month the Superior Court considered the plea of a father whose custody rights were severely restricted due to his alienation from his teenage daughter. Mother and...
In April, the Pennsylvania Legislature enacted amendments to a law that grants custody rights to families of servicemembers during military deployments. The new law, which is published at 51 Pa.C.S. § 4109, authorizes our...
PA Child Support Guidelines Will Increase
June 18, 2012
Pursuant to federal law, all states are required to review their child support guidelines at least once every four years to reflect the most recent economic data on child-rearing costs. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court...
In Divorce, Judges Won’t Do Pots and Pans
May 26, 2012
Whether you were married two years or twenty-five, chances are that you and your spouse have accumulated a lot of “stuff” – furniture, rugs, dishes, knick-knacks, pots and pans. When you separate or divorce, that stuff...