Nothing says “I love you” like a restraining order, or at least, that’s the title of a song by post-hardcore band Our Last Night. All kidding aside, a restraining order – a/k/a Protection From Abuse Act Order (“PFA”) – is serious business. No level of abuse should be tolerated. Any amount of abuse is too much. For [...]
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Protection From Abuse Act Claims
Posted in A Free Consultation, Child Custody, Child support, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Lawyers, Pennsylvania, PFA, Pittburgh, Uncategorized, tagged beaver, butler, custody, divorce, pfa, protection from abuse, support, washington on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
New Law Help Deployed Service People With Custody
Posted in Custody, Families, Pennsylvania, Uncategorized, tagged child, custody, deployment, military, servicemen on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Legislative Action State Senator Lisa Baker said introduced a bill that mandates no judge enter an order changing the custody arrangement of a child of a deployed military service person. This custody law came in response to a complaint by grandparents who lived in her senatorial district and were barred from seeing their grandson during their son’s deployment to Iraq. [...]
Advice From the Blogosphere: A 10 Tips For Divorced Parents
Posted in Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Lawyer, Lawyers, Pennsylvania, Pittburgh on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Western Pennsylvania lawyers at Elliott & Davis, PC understand the impact that any family law matter can have on your life. We are intimately familiar with events such as divorce, custody disputes, and support claims and other family law matters. We all know that a divorce is a life changing experience. However, some practical advice can make the transition [...]
The Jon and Kate Gosselin Saga: Not Quite Over.
Posted in Child Custody, Child support, Custody, Divorce, Family Law, Lawyer, Lawyers, Mediation, Medical, Parent, Pennsylvania, Religion on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As CNN and others have reported, the marriage between Joh and Kate Gosselin has terminated in divorce, but does that mean the saga is over? Apparently, they have an agreement on custody. They will have shared physical custody. Kate will have primary at the marital residence and Jon will see the children on some sort of schedule. In Pennsylvania, [...]