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  • Hunt v. Vardaro

    Publication Date: 2024-06-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 976 WDA 2023

    Trial court correctly dismissed custody complaint for lack of in loco parentis standing where petitioner had not resided with the child for nearly five years and the child's father and sole living parent had custody and objected to visitation with petitioner. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • In re: G.J.Z.

    Publication Date: 2024-06-14
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20007 OF 2023, O.C.-A.

    Petitioner sought involuntary termination of parental rights regarding his nephew, a minor child. The court denied the petition where mother and father exhibited a consistent desire to maintain their parental claim, successfully participated in ongoing drug rehabilitation, and were blocked from access to minor child by petitioner after petitioner was awarded physical and legal custody.

  • Shaikh v. Germadnig

    Publication Date: 2024-06-07
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Family Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam per curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 23-2464

    Zia Shaikh filed for divorce in July 2013 and subsequently initiated numerous lawsuits against various individuals and entities he believed were connected to the divorce proceedings.

  • In the Interest of Z.B., a minor

    Publication Date: 2024-05-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2248 EDA 2023

    The court affirmed the trial court's orders that removed former guardian T.B. as a reunification resource for two minor children, Z.B. and A.B.

  • Leonard v. Leonard

    Publication Date: 2024-05-17
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Keogh
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 1104

    In a §1925(a) opinion, the court urged the Superior Court to quash the appeal of a "Part 2" partition decision as untimely or alternatively affirm the court's Dec. 26, 2023, order because neither party preserved any issues for appellate review.

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  • Nestor v. Knowles

    Publication Date: 2024-04-26
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
    Judge: Judge Nealon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 2023 CV 2114

    Plaintiff mother sued defendant son relating to defendant's possession of a dog. The court rejected plaintiff's claims.

  • K.H. v. Dep't of Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wojcik
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    Case Number: 739 C.D. 2022

    Court quashed appeal denying access to purportedly privileged information in child abuse investigation, where denial of discovery motion was not a collateral order as relief would not be irrevocably lost if review were postponed until resolution of the expunction appeal. Appeal quashed.

  • In re K.T.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 2023-6872

    Children and Youth Services petitioned for involuntary termination of father's parental rights. Petition granted.

  • Moser v. Franklin

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 498113732

    Plaintiff filed exceptions to the recommendation of the support hearing officer's recommendations. Exceptions granted; case remanded.

  • In the Interest of: N.E.M.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Donohue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 8 EAP 2023

    Juveniles adjudicated delinquent and ordered to out-of-home placement could seek expedited review of their placement as of right, with the superior court not having the discretion to deny review. Order of the superior court reversed.