Tag: #PFA

Ryan v. Ruize

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed an order of the Court of Common Pleas that permitted the defendant’s licensed clinical social worker to testify about a statement he made during a

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Commonwealth v. Marks

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a 150-day flat sentence imposed for a violation of a protection from abuse (“PFA”) order. The Court cited its decision in Wagner v. Wagner, where

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K.N.B. v. M.B.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a petition seeking a protective order under the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act (“PVSVIA”) is subject to a six-year statute

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Kuar v. Singh

The appellant challenged a protection from abuse (PFA) order that compelled him to avoid a particular temple on Sundays when his ex-wife worshiped there. He claimed that the PFA unlawfully

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Reitz v. Flower

Flower appealed the trial court’s order, which found him in violation of a protection from abuse order.  He argued that the trial court abused its discretion by finding him in

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E.K. v. J.R.A.

In E.K. v. J.R.A., the Superior Court dealt with two interrelated orders. The Court ruled the trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting a PFA, finding that Mother

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B.R.S. v. J.L.

The Superior Court ruled in B.R.S. v. J.L. that a petitioner had standing to seek a protection from abuse order against his wife’s sister’s husband, as the two were related by

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Diaz v. Nabiyev

The Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s grant of a PFA, holding that the evidence was sufficient to sustain the trial court’s conclusion by a preponderance of the evidence that Nabiyev

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S.G. v. R.G.

R.G. appealed from the trial court’s Protection from Abuse Order, alleging the evidence was insufficient. The Superior Court disagreed and affirmed.

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