Z.P. v. K.P.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded the trial court’s order that limited the manner in which the Commonwealth was permitted to interview R.P. and A.P. (“Children”) as part of
January 6, 2022
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed and remanded the trial court’s order that limited the manner in which the Commonwealth was permitted to interview R.P. and A.P. (“Children”) as part of
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed an order of the Orphans’ Court, terminating the appellant’s parental rights. The issue was procedural. The appellant argued that he was not adequately served with
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that there is no “social worker exception” to compliance with constitutional limitations on an entry into a home without consent or exigent circumstances. Thus, constitutional
This case involved the mother and step-father of two children who filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the children’s father after he did not have contact with
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court’s decision to deny Mother’s request for reinstatement of her appellate rights nunc pro tunc. The trial court terminated Mother’s parental rights. On
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed an order from the Orphans’ Court that involuntarily terminated a mother’s parental rights and changed the children’s permanency goal to adoption. On appeal, the mother
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
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
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
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court took the oft-misunderstood coordinate jurisdiction rule and ensured it would continue to confound attorneys. The Court was unable to cobble together a majority on this critical
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