Preliminary Hearing 101
Dec 08, 2011
It's important to have counsel for the preliminary hearing
Once you've been cited or arrested for a crime, the next procedure you will face is the preliminary hearing. Once bail has been set, in the ...
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File Sharing may lead to increased penalties for possession of Chilld Pornography
Dec 08, 2011
The sentencing differential between possession of child pornography and distribution can be as many as 15 to 20 years
File sharing software as a "default setting" stores numerous files, images, vide...
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Pretextual Stops and the New Ban on Texting While Driving in PA
Dec 08, 2011
Police have a new weapon in the war on drugs, drunk driving...distracted driving
Police will undoubtedly be citing folks for 'Texting While Driving,' which will take effect in March 2012. This is a pri...
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Changes in Circumstances May Warrant a Change in Custody
Dec 08, 2011
Once established, the Court's are very unlikely to change an order granting primary physical custody to a party, unless there are substantial reasons to do so.
By Attorney Jeffrey B. Engle, Esq, Mana...
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What is Common Law Marriage?
Dec 08, 2011
In its simplest form, Common Law Marriage is a contract created between a man and a woman to be married.
In Caddy v. Johnstown Firemen's Relief Asso. (1938) 129 Pa Super Ct 493, 196 A 590, the Suprem...
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Step Grandparent Standing to bring a Custody Action
Dec 08, 2011
A step-grandparent or grandparent has standing to bring a petition for physical and legal custody of a grandchild. If it is in the best interest of the childnot to be in the custody of either parent an...
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