Monthly Archives: March 2014
Mother Awarded Attorneys’ Fees Due to Father’s Repeated Custody Filings
In D.C. v. J.S., 151 Montgomery Co. L. Rep. 29 (2013), the court addresses whether an award of counsel fees is appropriate under the custody statute 23 Pa. C.S. § 5593, which awards counsel fees to a party if the court finds the conduct of another party was obdurate, vexatious, repetitive or in bad… Read More »
Financial Support in Exchange for Sex
Recently, the Pennsylvania Superior Court found that a Husband’s refusal to pay for the financial support of the family because the Wife refused to have sex with him amounted to psychological force contemplated by the criminal statute’s definition of rape, Boykai v Young. This Superior Court reasons that the Husband’s actions constituted sexual intercourse… Read More »
Texting Liability In New Jersey
A driver who is texting behind the wheel is 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash. Yet, nearly half of U.S. drivers admit to receiving or sending texts while driving, according to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. To crack down on this risky driving behavior, New Jersey… Read More »
Teen Demands $600 a Week from Parents – Judge Says No Way
As reported by NJ.com, a Superior Court judge today refused to order a Lincoln Park couple to pay private school and college tuition for their 18-year-old daughter who moved out of their house and is suing for financial support. “Do we want to establish a precedent where parents live in basic fear of establishing… Read More »