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The Border Crisis and Pennsylvania Custody Law

By Elissa C. Goldberg / July 26, 2018

Custody is in the news regarding the separated migrant children at the US-Mexican border. The situation is tragic, and, since some of the children are being held in Pennsylvania facilities, it brings up interesting points in Pennsylvania child custody law. When a child is separated from their parent, psychological damage can ensue. For instance, parental…

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PENNSYLVANIA CUSTODY: Who gets custody of our kids?

By Elissa C. Goldberg / March 27, 2017

Custody actions for minor children in Pennsylvania come under the stringent guidelines of the state’s Divorce Code, which have been refined and shaped by multiple opinions of the State Supreme Court that “removes that area of law from the realm of caprice.” This means Pennsylvania Divorce Code contains a catalog of criteria developed to help…

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