Law Offices of Gary Martin Hays & Associates
P.C.
75 Ponce De Leon Ave NE Ste 101
Atlanta,
GA 30308(470) 294-1674
www.garymartinhays.com
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 7, 2017
Trial court did not abuse its discretion in involuntarily terminating father's parental rights because father never had custody of child, had little contact or involvement in child's life, failed to cooperate with the services provided by CYF. Affirmed.
By julie R. Colton | June 29, 2017
Pennsylvania was the second state in the nation to provide a civil remedy for domestic violence. Since 1976 when the initial law was passed the Protection From Abuse Act at Pa. C.S.A. 6100. et sec. has evolved into a comprehensive statute package.
By James W. Cushing | June 29, 2017
It is widely known that it is public policy is to ensure children receive the support they need from their parents. In the vast majority of cases, a child support obligation terminates when a child reaches the age of majority (age 18) or graduates from high school, whichever is later, however, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in the recent matter of Somerset County Children and Youth Services v. H.B.R., 155 A.3d 627 (Pa. Super. 2017), has addressed the atypical situation when a child reaches the age of majority yet still remains subject to a dependency order.
By Michael E. Bertin | June 27, 2017
Within the last five years, the issue of evidence outside of the record being considered by the trial court was raised in an appeal from a custody order in CMP v. MP, 54 A.3 950 (Pa. Super. 212)). Recently, the case of Johnson v. Johnson, 153 A.3 318 (Pa. Super. 2016), was decided and the vacating and remanding of the order was based on a similar reasoning.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Husband's failure to make minimum monthly payments on an equitable distribution award constituted contempt, and wife was entitled to judgment for total unpaid installments, plus attorney fees. The issue of double-dipping from the same resource to pay support and the property division payments could have been addressed by a modification proceeding, which husband failed to pursue.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
CYF failed to make reasonable efforts at facilitating permanency plan of reunification where court ordered family trauma therapy and CYF failed to adequately communicate the purpose of the court-ordered therapy to its contracted provider such that children's progress was delayed to due assignment to therapy unqualified to address family's needs. Order of the trial court affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Mother appealed trial court's order denying her petition asserting that a sperm-donor contract existed between her and child's biological father and that father lacked standing in the child custody case but the order she appealed from was not a final order since it was entered in an ongoing child custody proceeding and was not a compete resolution of the pending custody claims. Appeal quashed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
The trial court erred in failing to consider evidence related to the potential sale of the parties' successful trucking business before assigning the entire asset to husband as part of the equitable distribution of the parties' marital estate. The appellate court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Trial court properly found mother in contempt for relocating with the children in contravention of an order directing compliance with §5337 but trial court erred in finding her in contempt for enrolling child in preschool because there had been no legal determination of custody and abused its discretion in changing custody as a contempt sanction because there was no express notice that custody would be at issue. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 23, 2017
Trial court properly terminated mother's parental rights where child was adjudicated dependent shortly after birth, had strongly bonded with foster/pre-adoptive mother and mother's mental health and drug and alcohol problems interfered with her ability to care for the child, she had not utilized all available resources to deal with her problems and failed to do what needed to be done to establish a parent-child relationship with the child. Affirmed.
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