I am sorry you’ve had that experience. Please be advised that the court of common pleas does retain jurisdiction over a divorce to the extent one party fails to comply with the agreement that the court adopted as a order of court.

You may file a petition with the court that presided over... View More

If your ex-wife legally changed her name after getting married, you are still divorced because she is the same person you originally married. Additionally, the courts ask for social security numbers for parties to a divorce, so that should cover you.

If you have no property to divide and neither party desires alimony pendente lite, you can get a divorce with simple paperwork.

Frankly, in most counties, the court has a self help section where you can print out forms and follow the directions to finish the divorce.

However, if you... View More

Sir, I am sorry you had this negative experience. In Pennsylvania, an agreement regarding child support is against public policy and will not prohibit a parent from seeking support for a minor child. Thus, if the agreement is for child support, it is null and void.

With respect to spousal... View More

There is a lot of missing information that may be pertinent to provide a complete answer to your questions such as what were the reasons your parental rights were terminated- was there abuse, neglect, drug use, illness, abandonment, etc. Also, the age of the child is a relevant factor because... View More

Under Pennsylvania law, property gifted to you by a family member is excluded from the definition of marital property. Here, it appears your father gifted you a vehicle, and you allowed your spouse to have temporary use of the property.

Below see the definition of marital property and... View More

If you have no prior criminal history, you and your attorney should consider applying for the Acc elerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. ARD is a pretrial program designed for non-violent and non-felony offenses whereby you agree to be on probation, you pay a fee for entry into the... View More

If your charges have been expunged, you should have received a copy of a court order granting a Petition For Expungement. If you never received a court order expunging your record, chances are you still have an arrest record.

You should check with your lawyer to see if he/she received an... View More

Your obligation to pay child support won't cease until the child becomes an adult or your parental rights are terminated by a court. Of course, you won't have to pay support unless the other parent seeks a support order from domestic relations.

No. The fact that he is seeking custody in court does not negate his obligation to pay support in PA. However, if he wins primary physical custody, he no longer has to pay support and should file with domestic relations to have his support terminated and he would be entitled to support. Also, if he... View More

File for contempt and request that the court enter an order directing father to return the child.

Additionally, it won't hurt to call the local police where the father lives to report the incident.

You should never speak to police without a lawyer present because anything you say can be used against you in court. You don't want the cops to take what you say out of context or testify in court that you said something you did not and it be his/her word as a cop against yours. For your... View More

First, if you need to relocate and you do not have the approval of the parents, then you must serve both parents with a Notice of Relocation 60 days prior to the proposed move by certified mail, return receipt requested. Additionally, you must include a counter-affidavit with the Notice of... View More

The short answer to this question is that there is no correct answer to this without you providing more details. I will, however, provide an answer under difference scenarious.

If you and your child are the only witnesses to the alleged abuse and you decide not to appear in court to testify... View More

New York assuming they lived there for six consecutive months and there wasn't a custody order entered in PA. If, however, your kid lived with you in PA for six months and have been in New York for less than six months, then PA has jurisdiction and you should file there.