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PITTSBURGH DIVORCE LAWYER - Scott L. Levine

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Child Custody: Best interest of the Child

Our Pittsburgh custody lawyers handle child custody cases throughout Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. Our attorneys can assist with primary custody, partial custody, shared custody, full custody and visitation. We handle custody conciliations, custody hearings, contempt hearings and custody trials related to custody matters arising in Allegheny County and the surrounding areas. If you need help getting custody of your child, or modifying an existing custody Order, we welcome the opportunity to assist you. Offering counsel on Father's Rights, Mother's Rights and Grandparent's Rights; we handle all custody matters.

For questions about Pennsylvania custody law, call today for a consultation - 412.303.9566.

Child Custody is an area which may be part of the divorce process, or it could involve unmarried parents seeking to establish, change, or keep current living arrangements in place.

In Pennsylvania, there are two types of custody; Legal and Physical. Legal Custody involves the ability of each parent to make important decisions in their child’s life. Legal Custody spans issues related to: education, medical care, extra curricular activities and religion. Legal Custody is most often shared. Physical Custody simply involves with whom the child physically resides or is with at a certain time. Physical custody is often further categorized as primary custody, shared custody, joint custody and partial custody. The terms are applied depending on the amount of time spent with each parent including overnight time. Visitation is often used to describe physical custody with the children during the day without overnight time.

When dealing with custody issues the most important concern is the welfare of the child involved. We always seek to resolve matters in the most reasonable way possible. Accordingly, we strive to conduct meaningful settlement discussions and negotiation with the opposing party. At the same time, if your matter requires that we take a tough stance on a certain issue, or if we are forced to litigate some of your claims, we will fight hard for your best interests, while keeping the big picture in mind.

Litigation for custody is not always needed if the parents can agree upon a custody schedule without requiring court intervention. However, it is often difficult to decide what days and times each parent will have custody and how vacation and holiday custody will be divided. Accordingly, often the parties will need to proceed through the various processes applicable in the county where they reside until a determination is reached with regard to the custody issues. In Pennsylvania, the court will consider "the best interest of the child" or children when dealing with custody litigation.

We want to obtain the most favorable results for you and your children, and that often means compromising in order to resolve things more quickly, thereby keeping your costs down and reducing the amount of stress your family will have to endure. Unfortunately when the parents do not get along, they are often unable to think clearly about what is really best for the children. Regardless of what you may personally feel, the court will almost always rule that it is in a child's best interest to have both parents involved in their upbringing. In most cases, the biological parents of a child will have to share in the lives of their children until the child reaches the age of majority or graduates from secondary school. In addition, if the child is disabled the support obligation may continue, sometimes indefinitely.

The initiation of custody proceedings involves submitting to several processes, and is not often resolved quickly. If the parties do not agree on a custody schedule, the matter may proceed through one or more hearings and may ultimately require a full custody trial before the matter is resolved. Custody can be one of the most hotly contested areas of domestic relations law, and often takes compromise and agreement between both parents in order to provide for the child. For more information about Child Custody in Pennsylvania, call Scott L. Levine at 412.303.9566.

Law Offices of Scott L. Levine, LLC
355 Fifth Avenue - Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412.303.9566
Fax: 412.202.3852

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We offer legal services for Family Law matters including: Contested Divorce, Uncontested Divorce, Custody, Partial Custody, Shared Custody, Full Custody, Legal Custody, Child Support, Modifications to Child Support, Spousal Support, Modifications to Spousal Support, Alimony, APL, Protection From Abuse, PFA, Marital Settlement Agreements, Separation Agreements, Equitable Distribution of Property, Name Change, Paternity & Pre-Nuptial Agreements. We handle court hearings, conferences, litigation, motions, settlements and negotiations. We draft and prepare legal documents, pleadings, motions, briefs, petitions for special relief, petitions for contempt, divorce complaints and custody complaints. We offer estate planning services, including the drafting of wills, living wills, health care power of attorney documents, HCPOA, advance directives, power of attorney, POA and simple wills. We offer reasonable rates and fees, and have flexible payment options. We accept cash, check, money orders, debit cards, credit cards, Visa, MasterCard and American Express. We offer hourly billing and flat fee agreements depending on the circumstances.

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