24/7 Legal Help w/ Videoconferencing Available.

Call  (814) 480-0575

Police: Wife said she meant to ‘scare’ husband in killing

This article was originally published on GoErie by Tim Hahn and Madeleine O’Neill on January 23, 2017. GIRARD – A Springfield Township woman who police say admitted to pointing a handgun at her husband to “scare him” during an argument is facing a homicide charge after he was shot in the head early Friday morning. Catherine A. Lucas, 52, is charged

Police: Wife said she meant to ‘scare’ husband in killing Read More »

Grandmother Accused Of Dressing As Witch To Abuse Kids Pleads Guilty

This article was originally published on The Huffington Post by David Moye on February 7, 2017. An Oklahoma City grandmother has pleaded guilty to abusing her 7-year-old granddaughter in numerous ways, including terrorizing her by dressing as a witch. On Thursday, 51-year-old Geneva Robinson admitted in court that she engaged in several felony counts of abuse on the girl. These included

Grandmother Accused Of Dressing As Witch To Abuse Kids Pleads Guilty Read More »

Walmart Customer Fatally Shoots Teen Accused Of Stealing Diapers

This article was originally published on Huffington Post by Nina Golgowski on February 5, 2017. A Walmart customer fatally shot a 19-year-old man who was allegedly seen trying to steal diapers from the Florida store, authorities said. The teenager was allegedly loading the merchandise into a stolen vehicle with three to four other people Saturday morning when the customer

Walmart Customer Fatally Shoots Teen Accused Of Stealing Diapers Read More »

Organization seeks to improve PFA laws in Pa.

This article was originally published on The Sentinel by Matt Heckel on January 10, 2017. HARRISBURG – Following the shooting death of a Pennsylvania state trooper while he was investigating a Protection From Abuse violation in Huntingdon County, one group is now recommending some changes to the current PFA laws. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence says the death

Organization seeks to improve PFA laws in Pa. Read More »

PA Supreme Court Decision Holds Stepfather Liable For Child Support

This article was originally published on Lawyers.com by Jennifer Ryan on January 28, 2017. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Dec. 29, 2015, issued a landmark decision that may affect whether, after separation and / or divorce, a stepparent is responsible to pay child support to a biological parent and, if so, how the child support amount will be

PA Supreme Court Decision Holds Stepfather Liable For Child Support Read More »

Pa. Courts Can Dissolve Vermont Civil Union Like Marriage

This article was originally published on The Legal Intelligencer by Zack Needles on January 4, 2017. In a decision that one attorney said could have “far-reaching impact,” the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that Vermont civil unions between same-sex couples are the functional equivalent of marriages for the purposes of dissolution in Pennsylvania. In a published Dec. 28 opinion, a

Pa. Courts Can Dissolve Vermont Civil Union Like Marriage Read More »

Lansdale Mother Arrested in Child Support Raid: Sheriff

This article was originally published on National Patch by Justin Heinze on January 11, 2017. LANSDALE, PA — A Lansdale woman who owed nearly $5,000 in child support was arrested in an overnight raid Wednesday, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. She was among six were arrested across the county. The group collectively owed $35,677.54 in child support for

Lansdale Mother Arrested in Child Support Raid: Sheriff Read More »

Wisconsin Family Mistakenly Targeted Over Nazi Flag Outside Apartment

This article was originally published on Huffington Post by David Lohr on January 27, 2017. A case of mistaken identity has led to harassment and death threats for a Wisconsin family, which says it has no connection to a Nazi flag that hung outside its apartment over the weekend. Rosangela Diaz says her neighbor put the flag up in

Wisconsin Family Mistakenly Targeted Over Nazi Flag Outside Apartment Read More »

Stabbing A Stranger Was ‘Absolutely Fantastic,’ Teen Writes In Diary

This article was originally published on Huffington Post by David Lohr on January 25, 2017. A Texas teenager who admitted stabbing a stranger nearly two dozen times wrote in a diary that the attack gave her “a high unlike any other” and that she was “so proud” of herself. Pearl Moen, 19, “wanted to know what it would feel

Stabbing A Stranger Was ‘Absolutely Fantastic,’ Teen Writes In Diary Read More »