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The Philadelphia Family Court system formed in 1914 and was known as the Juvenile and Domestic Branches of the Municipal Court. Between 1914 and 1939 the court processed $35,482,478 in claims which otherwise would have been charges to the city government. The charges range from $345,490 in 1914 to $1,565,682 in 1939.
The trial division holds all criminal proceedings, as well as proceedings for civil matters where more than $10,000 is being challenged. The family division is discharged with resolving domestic relations and juvenile cases. The orphans' court is responsible for processing and resolving disputes of, trusts, wills, and estates.
In the common law tradition, the law of domestic relations is a broad category that encompasses: divorce; property settlements; alimony, spousal support, or other maintenance; the establishment of paternity; the establishment or termination of parental rights; child support; child custody; visitation; adoption; and; Emancipation of minors.
A daughter of Thelma Peikes and Dr. Irwin L. Peikes, and the wife of Lewis Gantman, Susan Peikes Gantman was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. [6] [7] She earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees as a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania in 1974 and her Juris Doctor degree from the Villanova University School of Law in 1977.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania is one of two Pennsylvania intermediate appellate courts. The jurisdiction of the nine-judge Commonwealth Court is limited to appeals from final orders of certain state agencies and certain designated cases from the courts of common pleas involving public sector legal questions and government regulation.
The court's interpretation suggests public officials can't act upon, or even discuss, non-emergency decisions of significant impact without giving advance notice to taxpayers.
Family courts were originally created to be a Court of Equity convened to decide matters and make orders in relation to family law, including custody of children, and could disregard certain legal requirements as long as the petitioner/plaintiff came into court with "clean hands" and the request was reasonable, "quantum meruit". Changes in laws ...
Issues may arise in family law where there is a question as to the laws of the jurisdiction that apply to the marriage relationship or to custody and divorce, and whether a divorce or child custody order is recognized under the laws of another jurisdiction.