It has been established since the landmark case of Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963 that criminal defendants facing the possibility of going to jail must be provided with an attorney if they cannot afford one. Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court had to decide...
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Month: June 2011
Court: Grandparents are not owed parental-style visitation
Pennsylvania courts are not obliged to follow any precedents set by state-level courts of any other state. If a judicial opinion from another state is very similar to a Pennsylvania case, though, and the laws applied in it are also similar, and the legal reasoning is...
Study finds apparent link between teen sex, divorce
A new study shows a surprising connection between sex and divorce. The study, conducted at the University of Iowa and published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, reveals that girls who lost their virginity as teenagers were more likely to divorce.According to the...
Fake Facebook account creates courtroom chaos
Millions of people use social networking websites like Facebook and Twitter to stay connected with friends and keep up on current events. However, when it comes to family law matters, social networking is not always your friend.Recently it was reported that an Indiana...
Philadelphia 76ers star Iverson getting a divorce
Philadelphia 76ers star Allen Iverson's wife has filed for divorce. While most Pittsburgh residents going through divorce don't have millions of dollars and a lucrative career to worry about, the Iversons' separation does provide several examples of things any...
Hatboro, Pennsylvania recognizes Parental Alienation Day
Don't feel bad if you have never heard of the term "parental alienation." A Pennsylvania man is working to change that.Daniel Holmes recently got his hometown of Hatboro to recognize an official Parental Alienation Awareness Day. The term refers to activities by one...
Grandparents flee with granddaughter after they lose custody
The grandparents of a three-year-old girl are currently on trial on charges of illegally fleeing with the child. The girl's mother is a long-distance truck driver. As a result, she had previously relinquished her child custody rights in favor of her parents. The...
Madoff Ripped Me Off, So Change My Divorce Property Division
Courts don't like to revisit issues in divorce property division. Just ask anyone who has asked a Pennsylvania court to change a property division decision after the divorce decree has become final. So it is not only Pittsburgh property division attorneys who are...