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JEFFREY T, WATTS, ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON
Plaintiff ) PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
I COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
vs. I
) CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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LESLIE A. CHARLES, ) NO. 97-832 CIVIL TERM
Defendant ) IN CUSTODY
PETITION TO MODIFY CUSTODY ORDER
AND NOW comes the above-named Defendant, by her attorney, Samuel L. Andes,
, and petitions the Court to modify the custody order in this matter based upon the
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following:
1. The Petitioner herein is the Defendant, Leslie A. Charles. The Respondent
herein is the Plaintiff, Jeffrey T, Watts,
2. The parties hereto are the parents of a minor child, Ryan T, Watts, age 12,
born 17 January 1985.
3. The said child has resided in the primary custody of the Defendant since the
parties were separated nine years ago,
4, This Court recently entered an order changing custody to award primary
physical custody of the child to the Plaintiff at the end of the current school year in June
of 1997. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit A is a copy of that order.
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5. Defendant agreed to the entry of that order because of a misunderstanding
about the law and the procedure involving custody actions. She did not believe that the
Court could enter an order granting the Plaintiff primary physical custody during the
summer months only and returning the child to live with her when the school year
resumes.
6. The present order should be modified for the best interest of the child so that
he can continue to reside with Defendant and his younger sister, can continue to reside in
the same neighborhood where he has lived for much of his life and can continue to attend
the same schools he has attended since he started school.
WHEREFORE, Defendant prays this Court to modify its Order of 14 April 1997 and
return custody of the said child to her in August of 1997,
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Attorney for Defendant
Supreme Court ID 17225
525 North 12th Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
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:CIVIL ACTION - LAr.,
;NO. 9 ~ 1. CIVIL
: CUSTODY /VISITATION
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ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this (date) 2..h oh '1 , upon consideration of the
attached complaint, it is hereby directed that the parties and
their respective counsel appear before ""(~" I L, P,..,~ , t'{~.
the concilia}or, at ~ 0 2. t). If (I ,,+ 1.4" c III (J ~ P It '
on the 27 day of n.- (It ' , 19 ' 7 , at If
P. M" for a Prehearing Custody Conference. At such conference,
an effort will be made to resolve the issues in dispute; or if
this cannot be accomplished, to define and narrow the issues to be
heard 'by the court, and to enter into a temporazy order. Either
party may bring the child who is tbe subject of tbis custody
action to the conference, but the cbild/children's attendance is
not mandatozy. Failure to appear at the conference 'may provide
grounds for entry of a tempqrazy or permanent order.
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FOR THE COURT:
By: /It,f/ j, ~1tfI: / ~)
c:ftOdY Conciliat6r
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE
SET FORTH BELOW TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR
COURTHOUSE, FOURTH FLOOR
CARLISLE PA 17013
(717)240-6200
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JEFFREY T. WATTS, ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Plaintiff I OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
) PENNSYLVANIA
vs. I
) NO. 97-832 CIVIL TERM
LESLIE A. CHARLES, I
Defandant ) CIVIL ACTION, LAW
) CUSTODY
ORDER
AND NOW, this ~ dey of A f r'l l
, 1997, upon receipt
of the Conciliator's Report, it appearing that tha parties hava agreed to the terms
and provisions of this Order which was dictated in their presance and approved by
them and thair counsal, it is hereby ordered and directed as follows:
1. The parties shall share legal custody of their minor child,
Ryan T. Wetts, d.o,b. January 17, 1985,
2. Father shall hava primary physical custody of tha minor child
which shall begin the day after the last day of the 1996-1997 school
year, subject to periods of partial custody and visitation with Mother
as follows:
A, At a minimum, every other weekend from Friday
until Sunday, at times to be agread upon by tha parties, In
addition, Mother shail be entitled to other weekends as tha
parties so agrea,
3. Such other times as the parties may agree,
BY THE COURT,
Max J. Smith, Jr., Esquire ~ ~
Joseph L. Hitchings, Esquire 1/-/r~f7 UMr
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JEFFREYT, WATTS, ) IN THE COURT OF COMMON
Plaintiff ) PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND
) COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
)
VS, ) CIVIL ACTION - LAW
)
LESLIE A. CHARLES, ) NO. 97-832 CIVIL TERM
Defendant ) IN CUSTODY
PRAECIPE
To the Prothonotary:
Please withdraw the Petition to Modify Custody Order filed by the Defendant, Leslie
A. Charles in this matter on 16 May 1997,
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Attorney for Defendant
Supreme Court ID 17225
525 North 12th Street
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 761-5361
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JEFFREY T. WATTS,
Plaintiff
v.
IN THE COURT OF C01,jJolON PLEAS OF
CUNBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAIl
LESLIE A. CHARLES,
Defendant
NO. 97-0832 CIVIL TERM
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this
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day of August,
1997, upon relation of
Samuel L. Andes, Esq., attorney for Defenda.nt, that this ma.tter has
been resolved, the court will not enter an order in response to the
custody conciliation conference sun~ary report at this time.
BY THE COURT,
Max J. Smith, Jr., Esq.
134 Sipe Avenue
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Attorney for Plaintiff
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Samuel L. Andes, Esq.
525 North Twelfth Street
P.O. Box 168
Lemoyne, PA 17043
Attorney for Defendant
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5. The Plaintiff's position on custody is as follows: The
Plaintiff's position is that the son moved with him and that the
son is doing well and wants to remain with him.
6. The Defendant's position on custody is as follows: The
Defendant's position is that the Defendant agreed to a summer
schedule only and that she wants the opportunity to make sure
that the son is really wanting to live with the Father and that
it is in the best interest of the child to live with the Father.
She does not believe that the Father provides the best household
and that it is in the child's best interest to be with her.
7. Need for separate counsel to represent child: Neither
party requested.
8. Need for independent psychological evaluation or
counseling: None requested and the Conciliator does not believe
any is necessary.
9. A hearing in this matter will take approximately two
hours.
10. Other matters or comments: We are dealing with a
twelve year old, a young man, who switched to live with his
Father at the beginning of the summer. During that conciliation,
the Mother was represented by different counsel. Mother told her
current counsel that she misunderstood what was occurring at the
conciliation and that she only wanted the summer schedule to be a