Under existing law, the basic jurisdiction to allow custody to be determined in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is determined by the actual residence of the children for the six months before a petition is initially filed. Pennsylvania’s subject matter ...
Congress recently passed a new law, The Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejuene Families Act of 2012 . This law will go into effect ...
Registered Sex Offenders May Shorten Registration Period According to PA Supreme Court.
SORNA determined to be an unconstitutional violation of ex post facto laws when applied to former Megan’s Law offenders In a decision issued by the ...
Supreme Court Gives Juvenile Offenders a Second Chance
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment ...
Megan’s Law, which has been in effect since the mid-90’s, requires individuals convicted of certain sexually violent offenses, as enumerated in Title ...