FAQs

Spousal support is normally calculated following the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines. You can find them here.

It is the responsibility of the parents to agree upon custody. PA courts largely prefer a mutually agreed upon custody arrangement. If your spouse disagrees w/ child’s wishes, then you may ask the court to determine custody. A judge will consider his age, maturity and reasons in weighing his desire.

It depends on a number of factors; the most weighted being whether the move is in the children’s best interests. Read more information here.

In Pennsylvania, child support is a separate right of the child and not connected to visitation or custody rights in any way. You should continue making payments, and consult with an attorney experienced with child custody issues to see about a modification order, a Petition for Contempt, or both.

Both parents of a child have inherent rights and standing to pursue custody. In some cases, such as where a history of violence or abuse is shown, a parent can lose those rights.

Grandparents and great-grandparents have legal standing in PA to seek out legal and physical custody of their grandchildren. Learn more here .

In PA, a family law judge will consider 16 different factors in a child custody determination. These are enumerated here (§ 5328).

Paternity is the establishment of a child’s legal father.