Posted on September 14, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
PhillyBurbs.com reports that a judge in York County, Pennsylvania has invalidated a marriage performed by a “minister” who was ordained over the internet by the Universal Life Church (the same outfit discussed in a New York Times article to which I linked in a previous post). Pennsylvania law specifies the categories of people authorized to [...]
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Posted on March 28, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a Pennsylvania man’s appeal that raised the question of whether grandparents should be required to show that keeping children away from grandparents would be harmful to the children as a condition for granting the grandparents visitation rights. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled, in Fausey v. Hiller [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
A recent decision from the Pennsylvania Superior Court highlights the fact that disputes over the disposition of a decedent’s remains did not begin and end with Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern. In Kulp v. Kulp the Superior Court considered whether the trial court abused its discretion in ordering the division of the cremated [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
For those of you in Pennsylvania, I highly recommend Dustin Jones’ blog All Things Pennsylvania Family Law. Dustin regularly posts informative and extremely helpful information on Pennsylvania family law. I highly recommend his blog.
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Posted on February 1, 2007 by Mark Jakubik
Dustin Jones recently posted the following helpful discussion concerning the modification of child support obligations on his blog All Things Pennsylvania Family Law:
Here is a factual situation which is not atypical:
Mother pays child support to Father, based upon earnings of $100,000 per year. Mother loses her job, and takes a lower paying job earning $50,000. [...]
Filed under: Child Support, Child Support Modification, Pennsylvania Law | 2 Comments »
