Life After Love Gone Wrong Podcast: Season 3, Episode 5 - Parallel Proceedings: The Intersection of Criminal Law and Family Law
State AG Pulse | Vermont: Small Is Mighty
Appellate Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors
Let's Talk Family Law 101
Stealth Lawyer: Clare Dalton, Acupuncturist
Taking it Seriously: Unusual Lease Violations in Virginia
In August 2018 seven year old Kayden Mancuso left her home in suburban Bucks County to visit her dad at his home in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Two years earlier Kayden’s mother had secured a Protection from Abuse...more
Once an abused party decides that they are in need of a Protection From Abuse Order (“PFA Order”), the first step is filing the Petition....more
Legislation aimed at protecting children involved in custody battles emerged from tragic events occurring in 2018, marked by the murder of seven-year-old Kayden Mancuso at the hands of her father, Jeffery Mancuso, despite her...more
Allegations of domestic violence can complicate an already complex family law matter. It’s important to understand how criminal proceedings involving accusations of violence can impact your civil case. Marissa Koblitz...more
Earlier this month, I wrote a blog called Court’s Should Not Issue FROs to Address Parenting Issues. That blogged addressed a case where the trial court entered a Final Restraining Order (FRO) to remedy custody and parenting...more
Domestic violence is a dangerous reality for many Pennsylvania residents. Outside of criminal court, relief from domestic violence can be obtained by requesting a Protection From Abuse Order (“PFA”). The PFA is a civil remedy...more
Going back more than three decades, there are Appellate Division cases that offer caution about the abuse of the domestic violence statute to get a leg up in an impending or pending divorce or custody matter. At around the...more
Moyer v. Moyer, a non-precedential decision issued by the Superior Court on November 20 discusses the challenging question of whether a parent can relocate without notice in a setting where the relocation is triggered by...more
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but unfortunately abuse can happen anywhere at any time. In Virginia, victims of abuse have the option to seek a protective order, but not all protective orders (there...more
In a custody dispute between parents in an Arizona proceeding, if a parent has committed an act of “domestic violence” their right to have equal decision-making authority and unsupervised, or any, parenting time is at risk. ...more
Narkis Golan, a US citizen married Isacco Saada, an Italian citizen while both were in Italy in August, 2015. While there they had a child 2016. Two years later, under the pretense of attending a wedding, Golan flew to the...more
We try to keep tracks of trends in family law. 2020 was, for many reasons, an unusual year but some trends are continuing when we reviewed the statistic survey published by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts...more
Proskauer was privileged to host a panel presentation with Her Justice this month to raise awareness of economic and legal obstacles facing women who are living in poverty in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...more
What is family law, and what does it include? Family law attorney Skip Persick discusses the basics of divorce, child custody, child support, and more. This episode provides information on what is included in a divorce, how...more
School Openings and Child Custody - We live in unpredictable times. Schools are opening, schools are closing. One week they’re using a hybrid model for learning, the next week it’s completely virtual — forcing us to be...more
In North Carolina and many other states, “stay-at-home” or “shelter-in-place” orders are in effect, and by now, we all know about “social distancing.” But how do these new, pandemic-era concepts impact you, your children, and...more
The Coronavirus is having a significant impact throughout the world. For many, this pandemic came out of nowhere and has changed lives in ways nobody saw coming. Apart from the imminent health concerns, many are asking...more
In the sudden wake of COVID-19, courts across the United States and Europe are closing. Courts have taken steps to prevent the spread of the virus through closing to the public, postponing matters and extending deadlines. But...more
On February 25, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Monasky v. Taglieri, holding that the determination of a child’s “habitual residence” for purposes of the Hague Convention depends on a totality-of-the-circumstances...more
When a divorce is filed, the couple often begins the process while living together in the same home. The question then for many is whether or not this is sustainable....more
I recently joined the board of Her Justice, a nonprofit legal services organization in New York City and longtime partner of Proskauer that provides assistance to women and their families living in poverty who have...more
Domestic violence allegations are unfortunately part of many divorce proceedings. A recent decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals [i] clarifies how domestic violence may impact which parent can make decisions relating to...more
Are you among the 68% of U.S. adults who, according to the Pew Research Center, use Facebook? Social media can do more harm than good, especially if you are involved in a legal dispute, family-related or otherwise. Posts on...more
In addition to irretrievable breakdown the marriage, which I explored in my last post, a party seeking a divorce in Massachusetts can do so under one or more of the fault grounds, which require proof of specific facts to...more
Family law attorneys may have many “high-conflict” divorces in which parents cannot resolve their differences in either a business-like or amicable manner. Typically, there is on-going, unrelenting hostility between the...more