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His scheduled time is 10-6pm. He won’t be able to get him until 12:30. I know he will ask o’clock or later to make up the time. But I was not aware of this class. And don’t feel I am obligated to. Is there a law about that ?
answered on Apr 7, 2018
Legally speaking, are absolutely under no obligation to provide “make-up time” to a parent who has to miss part of their custodial time due to a prior obligation. If you have a custody order issued by the Court, you are only required to relinquish custody of your child for the time specified... View More 
answered on Apr 3, 2018
From your question, it is not clear whether you currently live in Pennsylvania, or if PA is the state in which your child's father's new residence is located. Regardless, when parties live in different states, jurisdiction can be a confusing and complicated issue to untangle. Due to... View More
Have shared custody with my son father. Before that we have supervised visits for 4 hrs once a week then went to 8hrs unsupervised after he did some parenting classes and some kind of evaluation and now he has every other weekend over night. He has a long criminal record with lots of DUI’s.... View More
answered on Apr 2, 2018
You may file a Petition for Contempt of Custody Order against your child’s father if your order clearly states that he is to abstain from the use of alcohol. A failure to abide by and follow the terms of a court order is typically grounds for a Petition for Contempt. However, depending on the... View More
The state of Pennsylvania said since I'm disabled I don't have to pay child support what can I do
answered on Apr 1, 2018
First and foremost, it appears that you are having an issue with both paternity and child support. Typically, both of these matters are handled in the Domestic Relations section of your local Court of Common Pleas and are automatically addressed when the parents are of a child for whom support is... View More
answered on Apr 1, 2018
It is very easy to obtain a copy of your current custody order. The fastest way to do this would be to go to the Prothonotary of the courthouse where your case is on file and the Order was initially entered. Remember to bring a copy of your photo I.D. and cash to pay for the copy pages. If you... View More
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