Tag: #FamilyLaw

In re A.M.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court heard a mother’s appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas that changed the permanency goal from reunification to adoption and terminated her parental

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Jagnow v. Jagnow

The Pennsylvania Superior Court heard a wife’s appeal from an order that provided for the equitable distribution of marital property. Both spouses were retired teachers who, upon their retirement, elected

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State v. W.C.

A wife filed a complaint seeking a domestic violence restraining order against her husband under the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. The court granted a temporary restraining order and seized

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In re S.D.

Father and Mother filed these consolidated appeals from the orders, granting the petition of Children and Youth Services to involuntarily terminate their parental rights. Father and Mother also appealed the

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In re G.M.K

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the Juvenile Court’s order granting physical as well as legal custody of a minor to his maternal uncle and removing the juvenile from a residential

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In re Mann

This case presented the New Jersey Appellate Division with a dispute over a trust account. One trustee resigned his position after learning he had several judgments against him. But after

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E.C.S. v. M.C.S.

In this custody dispute, Father appealed the consolidated order, which denied his request for custody modification but granted Mother’s request to relocate to a different county with their children. Father

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B.S.G. v. D.M.C.

In this custody matter, Father appealed from the order that denied his petitions for contempt against Mother and primary physical custody of the parties’ 10- year-old daughter and, instead, continued

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In re Renwick

This case involved a dispute over a clause in an antenuptial agreement. The Pennsylvania Superior Court reiterated the longstanding precedent that such agreements are not void for lack of consideration

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C.L. v. M.P.

In C.L. v. M.P., Mother filed appeals from the orders that appointed a guardian ad litem (GAL) and provided the GAL access to the mental health records of Mother and

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