Month: July 2013

Gone are the days of attorneys needing to guess what factors a Judge considered when issuing a custody order….or are they??  According to the custody statute, which became effective in January of 2011, trial courts must consider sixteen different factors in custody...

A bicyclist who fatally struck a pedestrian in San Francisco pled guilty to Vehicular Manslaughter.  It is believed to be the first such conviction in the country.  Under the plea deal, Chris Bucchere will be required to complete 1,000 hours of community service and...

Alfonzo Dennard was arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in Nebraska on Thursday, July 11, 2013.  It’s the second arrest of a Patriots’ player in just 15 days.  Police report that Dennard was pulled over and failed a field sobriety test and later refused a...

Vacation during the summer is a very large point of contention between separated parents.  Custody orders can only deal with so much and the rest is left up to the parents to attempt to work together.  In central Pennsylvania, the norm is two non-consecutive weeks of...

As another 4th of July holiday and ensuing weekend approaches, beware of DUI checkpoints and roving patrols through the state of Pennsylvania.  Even if your home county has not announced a DUI checkpoint, there will still be police patrolling the roadways.  Since it...