What is Kayden’s Law? Kayden’s Law (SB 78) was introduced following the unfortunate murder of seven-year old Kayden Mancuso at …
Category: Child Abuse
New Gun Laws for Domestic Violence Cases
New Gun Laws for Domestic Violence Cases A new gun law relating to domestic violence and Protection from Abuse cases …
Getting a Protection from Abuse Order When the Courthouse is Closed
If you are a victim of domestic violence, and if the courthouse is closed, you are still able to obtain …
Parallel Parenting v. Co-Parenting in Cases of Domestic Violence
The standard for an award of custody of a child in Pennsylvania is what is in the “best interests” of the child. The …
Gun Ownership Rights Denied to Perpetrators of Domestic Violence
In a 6-2 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 27th that people who commit reckless acts of domestic …
Child abduction – There’s no greater emotional time in the life of the left-behind parent.
When a child is wrongfully removed, taken, or abducted from one parent by the other parent, there may be no …
Court refuses to release Kesha from contract with her alleged abuser
A Manhattan Supreme Court judge recently refused to cancel the six-album contract between pop star Kesha (Kesha Rose Sebert) and …
Parenting Style: How free the range? How close the helicopter?
How free the range? How close the helicopter? Prompted by a story gone viral on social media and elsewhere on …
PA enacts new law to prevent child abduction
“PA General Assembly Enacts New Law to Prevent Child Abduction” Each year thousands of children are abducted in the United …
What is “the best interest of a child?”
What is “the best interest of a child?” By: Alicia Fastman, Esquire In the context of custody cases, the best …