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  • Camper v. Werner

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McMaster
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    Case Number: 22-0173

    The record supported the court's finding that the marital portion of two assets, profitable athletic clubs, were properly valued at $2.3 million where wife's expert gave credible testimony about the increased value of those assets and the court considered the tax ramifications and expenses of sale associated with the marital portion of those assets. The court recommended affirmance.

  • Camper v. Werner

    Publication Date: 2022-03-21
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McMaster
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    Case Number: 22-0174

    In this 1925(a) opinion, the court held husband had waived the issue of error in the denial of his motion to recuse because he failed to order a transcript of the hearing. Also, his claim of error lacked merit because husband requested the court to remain in the case to assist with settlement discussions. The court requested the appeal be quashed or denied.

  • PB Warminster Plaza LLC v. Roth

    Publication Date: 2022-01-03
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McMaster
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    Case Number: 21-1427

    The defendant/appellants' lengthy petition to open a confessed judgment failed to assert any argument that their landlord did not have lone authority to confess judgment against them; therefore, they waived the purported defense under Pa.R.Civ.P. 2959. The court recommended affirmance.

  • Kilkenny v. Kilkenny

    Publication Date: 2021-12-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McMaster
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-1310

    While mother seemed to have learned from her mistake of absconding with the parties' minor children in violation of a prior court order, the court awarded father primary physical custody where the 16 factors enumerated in 23 Pa.C.S. §5328(a), including stability, weighed in favor of father. The court recommended that mother's appeal be quashed.

  • Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. Bleiler

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McMaster
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    Case Number: 21-1073

    The court held that plaintiff proved sufficient elements in mortgage foreclosure claim, plaintiff did not owe a duty to defendants to restructure loan and plaintiff supplied ample proof of damages.