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1. Lee Ciccarelli West Chester, PA
  Attorney at Law - PA, 1989
  George Washington University J.D. 1989
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Joy L. Valania

Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Farms

Status: In Good Standing

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110 Hopewell Road, Downingtown, PA 19335

Anna E. Samuelian

Divorce & Family Law, Family Law, Custody & Visitation, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 39 Years

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Media, PA 19063

Evan Keith Hambleton

Lawsuit & Dispute, Estate, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 26 Years

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442 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380

Jane Murphy Donze

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Adoption, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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696 Unionville Rd, Kennett Square, PA 19348

Lynn A. Snyder

Mediation, Divorce, Child Custody, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing

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159 W Lancaster Ave, Paoli, PA 19301

P. Richard Klein

Adoption

Status: Retired Licensed: 66 Years

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218 W Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382

Robert C. Ewing

Adoption, Car Accident, Accident & Injury

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 41 Years

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Media, PA 19063

Susan V. Edwards

Family Law, Adoption, Divorce & Family Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 45 Years

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61 Cassatt Ave, Berwyn, PA 19312

Susan Moesch Potts

Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 23 Years

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18 South New Street, West Chester, PA 19382

William Joseph Litvin

Farms, Divorce, Child Support, Adoption

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 51 Years

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442 N High St, West Chester, PA 19380

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QMSCO

See Qualified Medical Child Support Order.

MISUNDERSTANDING

A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the... (more...)

A mistake by both spouses in a marriage that can serve as grounds for an annulment. For example, if one spouse went into the marriage wanting children while the other did not, they have a misunderstanding that will be judged serious enough for a court to terminate the marriage.

DIVORCE

The legal termination of marriage. All states require a spouse to identify a legal reason for requesting a divorce when that spouse files the divorce papers wit... (more...)

The legal termination of marriage. All states require a spouse to identify a legal reason for requesting a divorce when that spouse files the divorce papers with the court. These reasons are referred to as grounds for a divorce.

NEXT FRIEND

A person, usually a relative, who appears in court on behalf of a minor or incompetent plaintiff, but who is not a party to the lawsuit. For example, children a... (more...)

A person, usually a relative, who appears in court on behalf of a minor or incompetent plaintiff, but who is not a party to the lawsuit. For example, children are often represented in court by their parents as 'next friends.'

FITNESS

The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives i... (more...)

The ability of a prospective adoptive parent to provide for the best interests of a child. A court may consider many aspects of the prospective parents' lives in evaluating their fitness to adopt a child, including financial stability, marital stability, career obligations, other children, physical and mental health and criminal history.

LEGAL RISK PLACEMENT

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the bir... (more...)

A type of adoption used by agencies to keep a child out of foster care during the adoption process. The child is placed with the adopting parents before the birthmother has legally given up her rights to raise the child. If she then decides not to relinquish her rights, the adopting parents must give the child back. This is a risk for the adopting parents, who may lose a child to whom they've become attached.

DESERTION

The voluntary abandonment of one spouse by the other, without the abandoned spouse's consent. Commonly, desertion occurs when a spouse leaves the marital home f... (more...)

The voluntary abandonment of one spouse by the other, without the abandoned spouse's consent. Commonly, desertion occurs when a spouse leaves the marital home for a specified length of time. Desertion is a grounds for divorce in states with fault divorce.

POT TRUST

A trust for children in which the trustee decides how to spend money on each child, taking money out of the trust to meet each child's specific needs. One impor... (more...)

A trust for children in which the trustee decides how to spend money on each child, taking money out of the trust to meet each child's specific needs. One important advantage of a pot trust over separate trusts is that it allows the trustee to provide for one child's unforeseen need, such as a medical emergency. But a pot trust can also make the trustee's life difficult by requiring choices about disbursing funds to the various children. A pot trust ends when the youngest child reaches a certain age, usually 18 or 21.

NEXT OF KIN

The closest relatives, as defined by state law, of a deceased person. Most states recognize the spouse and the nearest blood relatives as next of kin.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Adoption of SB

After parental rights were terminated, on July 20, 2005, nearly two years after SB was adjudicated dependent and nearly a year after the permanency goal was changed to adoption, [YN] presented an [E]mergency [P]etition for special relief, requesting that SB be placed with her. Upon ...

In re SB

... OPINION BY GANTMAN, J.: Â¶ 1 Appellants, MO ("Mother") and AB ("Father") appeal from the order entered in the Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, changing their family goal from "return home" to adoption with respect to their minor child SB (DOB 8/27/99). ...

In re Adoption of ZSHG

990 A.2d 60 (2009). IN RE ADOPTION OF ZSHG. No. 701 WDA 2009. Superior Court of Pennsylvania. December 7, 2009. Affirmed.

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Joy L. Valania

Anna E. Samuelian

Evan Keith Hambleton

Jane Murphy Donze

Lynn A. Snyder

P. Richard Klein

Robert C. Ewing

Susan V. Edwards

Susan Moesch Potts

William Joseph Litvin

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