Restricted Child Custody Does Not End a Parent’s Duty to Pay Child Support
The amount that a parent pays in child support may be increased or decreased if either party proves a “material and substantial change in circumstances.” Examples of such a change include a new child...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Child Custody Laws for Deployed Military Parents
With recent legislation that was unanimously passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate and went into effect in June, SB 1167, Pennsylvania is now among the growing number of states...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s Child Custody Relocation Law
For any proposed relocation, which is defined as “a change in a residence of the child which significantly impairs the ability of a nonrelocating party to exercise custodial rights,” either every...
View ArticleDrunk Driving and Other Crimes Can Impact Child Custody Rights in Pennsylvania
For any person who has pleaded guilty, pleaded no contest, or was convicted of drunk driving (regardless of the state, whether the incident involved a child, or the date), and is seeking custody of a...
View ArticleGrandparents of Children Whose Parents Were Never Married Have Standing to...
“Standing” is the ability of a person to bring an action in court. Not just anyone can pursue custody of a child in Pennsylvania. Standing is limited to parents, grandparents and great-grandparents,...
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