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 ...
Read MoreEarlier this week, on November 13, 2012, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a decision in a case where the trial court dismissed a motion for ...
View MoreOn December 20, 2012, the amendments to the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (otherwise known as SORNA/the Adam Walsh Act/the most ...
View MoreCongress 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 ...
View MoreSORNA 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 ...
View MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling declaring that mandatory life sentences for juvenile offenders is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment ...
View MoreThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued revisions to Rule 541 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. This rule address a defendant’s waiver of a ...
View MoreLast month Governor Tom Corbett signed a new law which will go into effect in June. This law imposes many military-friendly changes, including a ...
View MoreABC News recently reported on a man who was sentenced to a 60-day prison term after receiving his 38th citation for driving under suspension. ...
View MoreMegan’s Law, which has been in effect since the mid-90’s, requires individuals convicted of certain sexually violent offenses, as enumerated in Title ...
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