The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
As trial lawyers continue to test the discoverability of information on Facebook without guidance from an appellate court, family law practitioners are reporting that it's becoming a near rarity for a case to get through family court without use of the social media.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
A 4-year-old's testimony alleging that her father performed numerous sexual acts on her - captured as a DVD interview - was not an "exceptional case" where uncorroborated hearsay was solely sufficient to find abuse had taken place, the Commonwealth Court has ruled
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A Western Pennsylvania lawyer may collect more than $40,000 in attorney fees after a panel of the state Superior Court affirmed that his former client, along with her ex-husband, attempted to defraud him.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
When a young man was asked about what he had liked about the attorney who represented him when he was placed into foster care, he said there was nothing he liked at all.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
The recent case of E.D. v. M.P., filed on Nov. 9, is very important for family law attorneys as it is the first reported appellate case pertaining to child custody relocation under the new Child Custody Act.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Many family law practitioners are not clear about the difference between alimony pendente lite (APL) and spousal support. APL is an order for support granted to a spouse during the pendency of a divorce or annulment proceeding. Pendente lite literally means "while the action is pending." APL is not to be confused with final alimony post-divorce. They are two different entities with different requirements under the law.
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, November 21, 2011
A video of a Texas judge beating and cursing at his screaming 16-year-old daughter with a belt has gone viral on the Internet and has been at the center of media and online commentary.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Mark and Angie were married in 1992. Anyone who met them thought they were doing well. From early in their marriage until a year before separation, Mark's income had been growing every year.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
A Pennsylvania woman cannot retroactively specify which benefits option is attached to her ex-husband's pension, a Northumberland County judge has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A new custody statute became the law of Pennsylvania in January. There are many changes in the new statute (23 Pa C.S.A. §5321 et seq.), but one of the most important is that as between a parent and a third party, there is now a legal presumption for the parent which can only be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
