May 25, 2013

Grandparents Rights Revisited through Recent Bucks County Case

Do grandparents have rights in custody of their grandchildren?  And to what extent?  In a recent Bucks County custody case, the Court was faced with the issue of grandparents rights. After a trial, the court granted the paternal grandmother partial physical custody of her grandchild. The trial was based upon the argument of the adoptive parents, the child’s biological grandfather […]

August 3, 2012

When a parent wants to relocate with shared custody

What is the Child Custody Act and how is custody determined? Section 5337 of the recently enacted Child Custody Act, 23 Pa.C.S. § 5321 et seq., alters the legal standards that a trial court must consider when ruling on a request to relocate with shared custody. Under prior practice, trial courts considered relocation requests based […]