K.D. v. E.D.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court once again found itself playing referee in a toxic family fight. The Court affirmed the lower court’s order awarding a father therapeutic supervised partial physical custody
November 16, 2021
The Pennsylvania Superior Court once again found itself playing referee in a toxic family fight. The Court affirmed the lower court’s order awarding a father therapeutic supervised partial physical custody
As is often the case in family law matters, a heartbreaking set of facts led to a sea-change in the law. The New Jersey Supreme Court overruled the use of
An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s order that adjudicated children dependent and found that one child suffered abuse. The Court held that under
In re X.P. was a mother’s appeal from the Court of Common Pleas’s order finding that her 16-year-old son was dependent and transferring physical and legal custody of the boy
The defendants frequented an internet chat room where users regularly shared child pornography. One user repeatedly live-streamed himself raping and sexually abusing his six-year-old nephew. The defendants encouraged him as
In A.L.B. v. M.D.L., the Superior Court analyzed the 16-factor test set forth in 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 5328(a) in analyzing a trial court’s “drastic action,” awarding sole legal and primary
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that a family court does not have authorization under the Child Protective Services Law to compel a parent to submit to a drug or alcohol
H.Y.’s parents appealed from the order of adjudication and disposition finding H.Y. was the victim of child abuse and dependent. During a medical examination, doctors found numerous bone fractures and
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