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We got married in Collingdale Courthouse PA. Could we get marriage counseling to save our marriage under the Pennsylvania Statutes?
answered on Nov 26, 2019
Yes, the divorce complaint will give you information about filing for counseling. You'll have to file a petition for it. The court can order up to three counseling sessions. usually the person seeking the counseling is responsible for paying for it.
My ex-wife has primary custody and it has been a nasty battle of manipulating the kids against me and a lot of disparagement about me to the kids (judge has already warned her about these issues). She is moving out of state and we have already been to our first court date, as I was not agreeing to... View More 
answered on Nov 19, 2019
By now you should know that nothing is easy in custody when the parents aren't 100% on the same page. Also, there is no such thing as "full" custody. Perhaps you mean primary physical custody? I suggest that you consult with an experienced family law attorney to get you through this.... View More
answered on Nov 17, 2019
You could but first you might want to figure out what the result might be if you were subject to a support order under the PA Support Guidelines. There are several support calculators available online, one through the PA Department of Health. I suggest you either work with one of those or, even... View More
I have a chance to make a new life in a different state and I was wondering if an unmarried mother with no custody order could move to a different state I live in Pennsylvania. Right now at least.
answered on Nov 13, 2019
Most family law practitioners will tell you that you need to follow the PA child relocation procedures prior to moving the child, even if there is no custody order.
Is there any way that I could have any rights back to her and they are talking about not letting her see me anymore and it is devastating her
answered on Nov 3, 2019
If you agreed to a custody order, you can file to have it modified by the court
Her birth father has not really been in her life for 3-4 years. Would her biological father need to sign off any rights for her to legally be adopted now that she is an adult? We reside in PA.
answered on Oct 30, 2019
This is a bit confusing. Who's filing for support? The mother who left the state and took the child? How long has the child been in PA, is it? You should probably speak in person with an experienced family law attorney and set forth the facts in detail.
Several of us contacted children and youth services and expressed being kinship foster parents and kinship adoption as soon as we found out the child was placed into care. The caseworker is completely disregarding us as options even though we have had healthy, positive meaningful relationships... View More
answered on Oct 30, 2019
It sounds like the one among you who you believe has the best chance should hire an attorney and go from there.
Does child support just stop who notified my job to stop garnishing my wages?
answered on Oct 30, 2019
No. The custodial parent may receive correspondence form Domestic Relations asking whether the child has been graduated from college by the time he turns 18 and, if not, when the graduation date is. If that parent sends the paperwork in, then the case will be diaried to stop charging at graduation.... View More
I will now have shared physical custody instead of partial. I work and sons father doesn’t. Can what I was paying with partial custody be decreased now that I will have my child 50/50? Dad can, but chooses not to work. Is this okay? Can they ask him why he’s unable to work? Should I pay the... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2019
Your order may decrease but it's all dependent n your relative incomes. You should consult in person with an experienced family law attorney in your area to discuss the best way to present the case in regard to the father's alleged inability to work.
I was staying at my parents house for the duration of a drawn out divorce. I was given every other weekend based on my distance. I am purchasing a home within the same school district and less than 10min from where my children reside with my ex. I want to be an equal parent to my children but my... View More
answered on Oct 6, 2019
I can't speak to Carbon County specificallylly but most counties are.
The other day my dad had given me the choice to leave but he has since retracted that since I stated I did not want to live with them.
answered on Oct 5, 2019
You can leave when you're 18 but don't expect your parents to provide for you. Maybe try to work things out instead?
If I file for divorce in US will I be able to get half the property?
Do we follow US laws even thought the property is in India if the divorce is filed here? How long will the divorce take? How much will it cost?
answered on Oct 5, 2019
You have quite a few issues and it would be best if you schedule an in person consultation with an experienced family la attorney in your area to discus them in detail. yes, the property in India can be dealt with during the property division phase of a divorce filed in PA.
Checks for one of our two children since 2017. Now suddenly July of this year I stopped receiving payments all together. I've verified he's still working. I can't get in touch with anyone feom family court's division. Any and all help is greatly appreciated thank you everyone in advance
answered on Oct 5, 2019
Keep trying Family Court. No way of knowing why from where I sit.
My ex-husband only pays $600 a month for 3 kids. (Which is low to start with because I already agreed to a lower amount twice) He quit his job to start his own business and now after 1 month he wants to lower his child support saying he isn't bringing in enough money. Can he? (Pennsylvania)
answered on Oct 5, 2019
He can certainly request the reduction but typically the court would view a situation such as this as a voluntary reduction in income not warranting a reduction in the support order.
In other words child support can't make me pay monthly payments or charge me for my rears for 6 months after having a baby
My ex husband is taking me back to try to get his support lowered since my son started kindergarten. If it gets lowered does the lower amount go into effect after mediation or does it go back to the day he filed? Will I get a lower amount until he gets paid back what he's paid since his... View More
answered on Oct 3, 2019
Usually the modification is effective the date the petition was filed but if the circumstances resulting in the modification occurred after the filing date then it's likely the order wouldn't be effective until that later date. Often the payments toward the prior order may be used to... View More
A friend was offed $50k for her son by the fathers ex-gf. What can my friend legally do about this?
answered on Oct 3, 2019
Doesn't sound like it's on the up and up. What exactly do you think she should do about it? I assume she can go to the District Attorney's Office about it but you can be certain the ex gf will either flat out deny the accusation or say there was a misunderstanding.
When the officer got here it was 4 in the morning. I said I was being pinned down because we were arguing and I couldn’t get up and then I bit his arm to get off of me. He said he was going to serve him with harassment papers and my mind was all over the place. I thought he was going to have him... View More
answered on Sep 27, 2019
When you go to PFA court? Yes. Criminal court, you'll have to discuss with the District Attorney's Office beforehand
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