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answered on Mar 21, 2019
Honestly, kind of hard to understand your question! When you say "signing away their parental rights," you could mean two things: (1) at a termination of parental rights hearing (in Orphans' Court), a parent literally does sign away parental rights, or (2) at a custody hearing (in... View More 
Dad did not seek custody in the divorce and now would like to have at minimum a parenting plan in place. Mom frequently withholds visits, facetime appts under the guise of the child isn't interested.
Only goes with mother and boyfriend on weekends when I dont have her she is 9
answered on Mar 13, 2019
Are you inquiring about a PA or a MD case? In PA, if you wanted to force the issue you'd probably have to file a petition with the court but I would recommend that you first discuss the issues you have with the current situation with an experienced family law attorney before filing anything.... View More
We are not married, and there are no issues with custody arrangements at this time. There will need to be a support agreement in place, however. Will not having a court authorized custody agreement cause a problem with child support?
answered on Mar 13, 2019
Custody and support agreements need to be entered as court orders to be enforceable. However, assuming neither parent disputes the terms of the custody agreement, the fact that it's not been entered as court order should not cause an issue with the support case.
it resulted in a domestic dispute and ultimately my arrest for 13 misc pending charges.
§ 5324. Standing for any form of physical custody or legal custody.
(3) A grandparent of the child who is not in loco parentis to the child:
(i) whose relationship with the child... View More
answered on Mar 8, 2019
You should meet with an attorney in person to discuss this. I'm not sure where a civil rights violation comes into play but I'm sure you'll have more information to present if you meet with someone in person.
My ex wife has a pfa against me, we live in the state of PA and share week on week custody of our children. Our daughter is seeing a therapist once a week. The mother had been absent from their lives for the previous 8 months & suddenly came back into their lives. Our therapist is now stating... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2019
It seems odd that your daughter's therapist would require any parent to be present during her therapy sessions since you have stated that the sessions are for your daughter and not family therapy. Some therapists do make it a practice to meet with one or the other parent individually or with... View More
Judge canceled generations and ordered judicial conciliation with child present.
answered on Mar 4, 2019
That's a tough one. Without knowing what the issues in dispute are. it's really impossible to guess.
His son is 18 and he is still paying until he graduates in June. His ex is mad and said she is taking him for back support. How is that possible when he has paid every month for 17 years... by check- on what she asked for??
My fiancé’s ex wife constantly denies him visitation with his daughter. She claims that he neglected her when she was 3 months old, but she never pursued a child neglect or abuse case. Can she threaten him to sign over his rights?
answered on Mar 3, 2019
People threaten each other often in custody matters. It does not necessarily mean a court will agree with them. But your fiancé should consult an attorney, find out his options and make his own decision. You should not be doing it for him.
This was only supposed to be for 6 months, which is over in march. All our parental rights were never terminated, and they say we stiil have legal custody of our children. Now they say they want to give custody to their grandparents. If we agree to give custody to grandparents, will our parental... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2019
The act of granting custody to the grandparents will not in itself terminate your parental rights. That's a completely separate action. However, it appears to me that you would be well served to discuss your current situation with an attorney experienced in child dependency law before allowing... View More
answered on Feb 25, 2019
The fact that you are asking this in the context of a custody case suggests you are more concerned about the custody case than any physical abuse. If that is not the case and your child has been abused then you should report it. It is a difficult situation in real life because you have no way of... View More
If he legally adopts her, does the grandparents on the deceased father's side still have visitation rights. My daughter has only met them a few times and doesn't know them. I really don't want my x's family in our lives at all. They live in NC.
answered on Feb 25, 2019
In an adoption in Pennsylvania there is a provision that allows (in some cases) for limited continuing contact with the biological family. In custody, grandparents of a deceased may petition the court for partial custody or visitation. It all depends on what the court determines to be in the... View More
I am being taken to court for child support however my child resides with me and goes to school in the county I reside in.
answered on Feb 20, 2019
If you have a court order for custody that should specify the periods of time when you have your child with you. If you don't have a court order, then you're going to have to demonstrate to the support court that the ch hild spends at least 4 overnights with you weekly, or 8... View More
I believe support case is in wrong jurisdiction. It should be in the jurisdiction where the child attends school
answered on Feb 19, 2019
A support case can be he;d in any of the following venues:
(1) the county in which the defendant resides, or
(2) the county in which the defendant is regularly employed, or
(3) the county in which the plaintiff resides and that county is the county in which the last... View More
I am divorced and my children go to the school district I live in. My ex-wife moved outside of the school district after our divorce. I am looking to move and wondered if I am required to look in my children's current school district or if I have the right to move and put them in a new... View More
answered on Feb 13, 2019
There are specific procedures for "relocation" in child custody situations like yours. Sit down with an experienced family law attorney in your area and go over them.
Best of luck to you.
Ever since my daughter was born, my son has been hurting her out of jealousy and “stealing his attention“. I couldn’t turn my back on them without him hurting her in some way. This went on for close to two years until the psychiatrist he was seeing for those specific issues suggested him... View More
answered on Feb 13, 2019
Probably not! I'm also curious what exactly you signed to grant any sort of legal guardianship to your sister.
I think you should sit down with an attorney ASAP and go over that document together -- and then determine the best plan of action going forward. Best of luck to you.
I live in my kid’s school district, but my ex-wife does not. She chose to buy a home a half an hour away in another school district. I am looking to move and I’m wondering if I need to confine my search to our current school district. Does my ex have to agree to where I live since I am the one... View More
answered on Feb 13, 2019
You may have to follow the PA relocation procedure. Your question really needs to be addressed by an attorney in an in person consultation during which the logistics of your ex's move and your prospective one, along with those of your custody arrangement, can be carefully reviewed in detail.
My sons father thinks he can do custody paper work down there even though me or his son has never lived there with him and he is 7 months of age now. I thought it has to be done in pa bc this is where the child resides.
answered on Feb 13, 2019
You'll take care of custody in PA, where the child has lived for six months.
I have been dealing with cps since the birth of my daughter in June 2018. Her mother tested positive for marijuana upon birth, while the baby did not have any in hers. Seven months later, we have passed every drug screen given to us, about 20-25 in total. Two more recent tests have been flagged as... View More
answered on Feb 12, 2019
Impossible to answer without sitting down with you and going over your entire, detailed history since CPS got involved. But if what you say is accurate, it sounds like you're doing everything right so far -- and at some point, CPS will have to let go. They're typically hesitant to do... View More
My husband has an informal custody agreement with is ex-wife, whereby the children live with us 50% of the time using a PA approved 50/50 custody schedule we found online. My husband believes his ex-wife has the legal right to enter our home when the children are there, but I can't find... View More
answered on Feb 12, 2019
If they are truly divorced and all issues of equitable distribution already settled, then no - she has no legal right to enter the home, regardless of whether the children are within or not. An open invitation may be the cordial thing to do -- and healthy for the kids to see Dad and Mom still... View More
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