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Moving? Not just yet. When Moving Affects Child Custody Arrangements

By: Gregory P. LaMonaca | Dec 10, 2020 | Custody, Family Law

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Moving? Not just yet. When Moving Affects Child Custody Arrangements

If one parent wishes to relocate out of the county or out of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, it can have a significant impact on the non-relocating parent’s ability to exercise his or her custodial rights; therefore, the custody statute has specific notice requirements and allows the non-relocating party to object to a proposed relocation.

If you are attempting to relocate with your child, it is very important that you follow the rules with regard to proposing your relocation. Failure to comply with the requirements of the law may result in your custodial rights being suspended or otherwise modified.

LaMonaca Law’s attorneys are very experienced in the area of relocation and can assist you in properly notifying the other party of your intention to relocate, and can assist you in obtaining leave of court to relocate if the non-relocating party objects to your move.

Likewise, if you object to the other parent of your child relocating, it is important to ensure that your objection is properly filed within the requisite time period or you risk losing your right to object. If you are objecting to a relocation, LaMonaca Law can help you in attempting to prevent the parent from relocating with your child(ren) and can assist you in obtaining an order awarding you custody in Pennsylvania, rather than allowing the other parent to have custody outside of the Commonwealth.

If you are involved in a relocation matter, contact our attorneys today by calling (610) 892-3877 or visit our website at www.lamonacalaw.com.

About the author

About Gregory P. LaMonaca

Mr. LaMonaca is the founding member of the firm, which was established in June of 1995. He is a Cardinal O’Hara High School graduate where after he continued his studies at West Chester University, achieving Dean’s list status and graduating Cum Laude. Mr. LaMonaca there after went onto the Widener University School of Law, concentrating his studies on trial advocacy. Mr. LaMonaca is a published author and recipient of a multitude of professional awards including being awarded the “Top 100 Family Law Attorneys in Pennsylvania” by The American Society of Legal Advocates, being named multiple times in Philadelphia magazine’s “Super Lawyer” edition.

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I am grateful for the exceptional assistance provided by LaMonaca Law during a very difficult time. Specifically, I had the pleasure of working with Gerry Gebhart, who expertly guided me through the entire legal process. Even though my opposing lawyer was in an attacking mode, Gerry remained calm, cool, and collected. He was able to manage the situation effectively, avoiding a costly and time-consuming trial.Throughout the entire process, Gerry demonstrated remarkable responsiveness, always keeping me informed and addressing any concerns I had promptly. He also displayed excellent analytical skills, carefully analyzing the situation and coming up with the best approach to achieve the desired outcome. Additionally, his good research skills allowed him to gather all the necessary information to support our case.Gerry also has excellent speaking and listening skills, which were invaluable in managing the situation between the parties. He patiently listened to all sides and effectively communicated our needs and priorities. He was always well-prepared and organized, ensuring that I was as well.Overall, I could not be more pleased with the service provided by LaMonaca Law and Gerry Gebhart in particular. If you are in need of a family lawyer, I highly recommend their services. Their professionalism, expertise, and commitment to client satisfaction are unparalleled. Thank you, LaMonaca Law and Gerry Gebhart, for all your help and support during this difficult time.

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I strongly recommend Chris Casserly. He helped me through one of the hardest times in my life with so much compassion, empathy and respect. He listened to each and every concern I had and fought to ensure that I my children and I were safe and secure through this process. I cannot thank him enough for all that he has done.

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Mike definitely deserves more then 5 stars if I could give him a million stars! Mike is the best, most professional, caring lawyer. He will go out of his way to answer his clients anytime. Holidays, weekends, sick days, vacation, he will get back to his clients anytime!!! Mike is definitely rated a 10/10 & very recommended!!

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Mike Galantino is an amazing individual and attorney.I used one of the "Big Delaware County Divorce firms " who fleeced me out of $10,000's of dollars.Would send inexperienced underlings to court etc.Then switched to a "renowned Divorce attorney, she charged $10,000's of dollars. Could never prepare for court in 18 months.Hired Mike on the evening of my court date .He took hours of his personal time to consult with me to prepare for court in 18 hours , he was patient. He was polite. He's very articulate and extremely knowledgeable of the law .He had the respect of the opposing counsel.He had the respect from everyone in the court system.He literally solved a 5 year old drawn out case in 24 hours .I would recommend Mike to anyone looking for an attorney.

Vanessa S. Tabler, Esq.

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Teresa Mallon of LaMonaca Law Firm is excellent. She is thorough, responsive and a strong advocate for her clients. She has been my attorney for several years for various matters and I have greatly appreciated her sound advice over the years. Highly recommend Teresa!

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Gerry Gebhart and the team at LaMonaca Law are kind, thorough, and excellent family law attorneys. I confidently refer any friends or family in need of such services, knowing they will be well taken care of.

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I highly recommend working with Mike Galantino at LaMonaca Law. He is an expert in his field , as a client you can have the utmost confidence your case will be handled professionally and you will be treated with care and respect. The entire office staff LaMonaca was very responsive and a pleasure to work with.

Chantel Oliveros

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Ridiculously priced for a horrible job representing me. It should be illegal how much they charged me and left me completely unsatisfied. Filing things incorrectly, charging me hundreds of dollars still for those filings, and much more. I would not recommend this law firm to anyone.

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Picking the right Law Firm is very important. I personally use reviews to help me make that decision and hopefully my review of Lamanaca Law will help you.My Attorney was Jane Albrecht. What I loved about Jane is she always took the time to listen . I had a complicated custody case with alot of angles. Jane used her Professional skills and honed in a great legal argument. Jane is an extremely polite and caring person with integrity who understood my concerns and used her skill as an Attorney to fight the good fight and she fought very hard.I had also had direct contact with Christopher Casserly and was extremely pleased with the Professional wisdom of Mr.Casserly. There is also Patricia who answers the telephone who again always took the time to listen .My case was hard to win and I did not win .Opposing counsel cheated very badly but rather to lower their moral and professional standards to win like many other firms do. Jane and Chris never lost sight of the goal and remained virtuous in their Professional manners as Karma is very important to me.To sum my my experience with Lamanca law , I would have to say I am happy. I picked the right firm. They fought for me and they made me feel like a family who cared. I would use them again. Markas Knight

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I spoke with Gregory LaMonaca a few months ago. After reaching out for some advisement on a Sunday and thinking I would not hear anything until the week, he actually responded right away. He then set up a call first thing the next day and took the time to listen to some concerns I was dealing with at the time. He then provided some helpful options. I was recently made aware that yet another highly skilled & well-respected Attorney (Mike Galantino) was added to the LaMonaca Team. Its obvious Gregory takes pride in his work and only hires the best.

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