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You Should Expect the Worst. You are in a bind the moment a temporary PFA order is entered against you. A hearing will be scheduled to determine whether the PFA will be become permanent and the PFA can last up to three years. At the hearing, you will give testimony, which can be used against you in the future in any capacity: a custody dispute, divorce, criminal matter, or even a civil case where you are suing for money in a totally unrelated matter. Get Help, Now. We have seen too many people go into a PFA hearing without counsel of their own present, only to seriously regret their decisionto go alone for several years into the future. An adverse ruling in a PFA case can haunt you for manyl years. First of all, the PFA can last as long as three years. Plus, you will have a criminal record, of sorts. This is not the time to be your own lawyer, especially if the other side is using this as a custody grab on an excuse to kick you out of the primary residence. We Give You Options. In each case, our attorneys try to negotiate with the litigant or lawyer on the other side of the case to bring about the most reasonable resolution of every case. If that does not work, we will prepare your case for a hearing and make sure that you are prepared to give testimony that will have the best change of your succeeding on the PFA and also do the least harm to you and your interests long afer the PFA hearing takes place. Our Experience. Attorney Todd W. Elliott obtained experience with PFA orders right out of law school. He worked for the courts and made the threshold determination whether the court should grant a temporary PFA (Protection from Abuse Act) order pending a hearing. Since then, Attorney Elliott has practiced law for over ten years, handling dozens of PFA cases in Beaver and Allegheny County (Pittsburgh). He has had great success getting PFA issues resolve through no contact orders or other agreemetns that spare a hearing and preserve the client's ability to fight custody and other issues in the future. Call us. 412.400.5476 |
Our family law practice handles divorce (fault and no fault). Each attorney at our firm handles claims for child custody (grandparent, parent, father, mother, step parent, interstate), dependency hearings, PFA (protection from abuse), support (spousal support, alimony pendente lite, child support), prenuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and adoption. Our Pittsburgh family law attorneys always work with opposing counsel to bring your divorce, support, or custody matter to an efficient and reasonable resolution. We'll look at the relative income of each party involved in your case get a fair sense of the support obligation. Emotions often run high during a family law dispute, so why prolong the situation or make it more difficult (or expensive) than it needs to be? Why spend more on legal fees for divorce, alimony, spousal support, or child custody than necessary? We suggest that you rely on an experienced family law attorney who will seek an agreement and early resolution of all support (APL and spousal), child custody and divorce matters when possible. |
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