Blog: Family Law
- How Child Custody Proceedings Affect Domestic Violence Defense
Nov 27, 2025
Two courtrooms, two judges, two completely different sets of rules, but the same accusations following you into both. Domestic violence charges don’t stay confined to criminal court. They bleed into family court, affecting custody decisions and visitation rights. What you say in one courtroom can be used against you in the other, and the strategies that protect you criminally might hurt you in custody battles. Why Criminal and Family Court Collide in Domestic Violence Cases...Read More - 5 Common Myths About Child Support
Feb 1, 2022
Child support is one of the many things that can complicate a divorce or separation. That is why many people end up hiring a defense attorney in Philadelphia for their case. There are several myths about child support that need to be debunked. Myth: The Needs of the Children Determine How Much One Will Pay for Child Support Fact: A child’s needs actually have little do with what the non-custodial parent will pay. The parent’s...Read More - What Qualifies as Child Endangerment?
Oct 22, 2020
Watching children can be a hassle. They like to explore and get their hands on everything. Sometimes their adorable precocious nature gets them in trouble, other times they end up seriously injured. When that happens, you can be held accountable for child endangerment. Pennsylvania Statutes Endangering the Welfare of a Child, often called ‘EWOC’ for short, is the name for the criminal offense. The specific statutory language explains this in two ways. Under § 4304(a)(1)...Read More