It’s unfair to be too critical of lawyers who are quick to throw up their hands at preliminary junctures of civil disputes and repeat the oh-so-common mantra, “See you in court!” After all, we were… Read More
All states have some type of statute requiring that “the best interest of the child” be considered when making a custody decision. Pennsylvania’s custody statute, 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53, defines the child’s best interest via… Read More
Jennifer Dumin, The Legal Intelligencer (online) On Aug. 8, Pennsylvania became the 12th state to update its birth certificate policy by removing the requirement of proof of surgery to change an individual’s gender marker. The… Read More
Lisa Shapson, The Legal Intelligencer (online) Here’s something all family law practitioners can relate to: a judge, post-in camera interview, relating the children’s version of a specific event or view as to why the current… Read More
Hillz: letter to my millennial daughters on the occasion of the morning after . . . I know you liked Bernie. I know you like Hillary, too, and that you’ll happily vote for her in… Read More
Stephanie Stecklair, The Legal Intelligencer Prior to the 1980 amendments of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, parties were only able to obtain a divorce by establishing fault grounds under Pa.C.S. 23 Section 3301(a), i.e., desertion, adultery,… Read More