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Plaintiff :CUHBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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V :CIVIL ACTION - LAW
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Defendant : CUS'1'ODY /VISI-TATION
ORDER OF COURT
AND NOW, this (date)1/~"lq1, upon consideration of the
attached complaint, it is hereby directed that the parties and
their respective counsel appear before r'l ((~L' I L. 6,;.,.. e ~Q . ,
the conciliator, at 102. L /YI1{f,nf, (/IMP Hlt:.l-'/ PA-
on the 1,,~ day of It or: I , 19 '\ 1 , at ).,
P. N., 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 temporary order. Either
party may bring the child who is the subject of this custody
action to the conference, but the child/children's attendance is
not mandatory. Failure to appear at the conference'may provide
grounds for entry of a tempC?rary or permanent order.
FOR THE COURT:
By:
YOU SHOULD 2~ THIS PAPER 'l'O YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT
HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO 'l'O OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE
SET FORTH BELOW 'l'O FIND OUT WHERE YOU CAN GET LEGAL HELP.
OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRA'1'OR
COURTHOUSE, FOURTH FLOOR
CARLISLE PA 17013
(717 )240-6200
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0010: 2/I'1i7 11mo ':03:20 PM
KENNETH L. BEERS,
plaintiff,
IN THE COURT Of COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
v.
NO, Cj 7 - 8" rO
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTOD\'
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STACEY M. HICGEN~,
Defendant,
ORDER OF COURT
You, Stacey M. Higgins, Defendant., have been sued in
Court to obtain custody, partial custody or visitation oC tt.e
childl ren): Kurtis L. Beers and Kara I.. 8eers.
You are ordered to appear in person at
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o'clock .M. for a
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You lire further ordered to br Ing wi th you the chlld ~ ren I:
Kurtis L. Beers /lnd Kara I.. ge~n:.
If you fail to appear as provided by this order or to
bring the cnlid(ren), !In ullhll ['Jl' cIIStt:n)', pltrt,inl cU3tody or
visitation !nay be entered agair,st you or the .;nurt :nt.',' i:;sue a
warrant for your arrest.
YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE, IF
YOU DQ NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE
THE OFFICE SET FORTH 8ELOW TO FIND OUT WHERr:: YOU CAll GET LEGAL
HJ::LP.
COURT ADMINISTRATOR
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE
4th Floor
High and Hanover Streets
Carlisle, PA 170L1
(7;7) 240-6200
By the Court:
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6. During the past five (5) years, the children have
resided with the following persons and at the following addresses:
a. January, 1992 - January, 1993 - with Plaintiff
and Defendant at 81 Newport Road, Duncannon, Pennsylvania.
b, January, 1993 - July, 1993 - with Plaintiff and
Defendant at R.D, #4, Box 91, Landisburg, Pennsylvania.
c. July, 1993 - November, 1996 - with Defendant and
her paramour/boyfriend Michael Higgins at 112 High Street, Enola,
Pennsylvania 17025.
d. November, 1996 - Present - with Defendant and
her now husband Michael Higgins at 112 High Street, Enola,
Pennsylvania 17025.
7, The mother of the children is Stacey M. Higgins,
currently residing at 112 High Street, Enola, Pennsylvania 17025.
She is currently re-married.
8. The father of the children is Kenneth L. Beers,
currently residing at 647 Herrin Lane, Enola, Pennsylvania 17025.
He is currently single/divorced.
9. The relationship of Plaintiff to the children is
father. The Plaintiff currently resides with no other persons.
10, The relationship of Defendant to the children is
mother. The Defendant currently resides with Michael Higgins, her
husband.
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11. plaintiff has not participated as a party or
witness, or in another capacity, in other litigation concerning the
custody of the children in this or another court,
12. plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding
concerning the children pending in a court of this Commonwealth.
13, Plaintiff does not know of a person not a party to
the proceedings who has physical custody of the children or claims
to have custody or visitation rights with respect to the children.
14. Each parent whose parental rights to the children
have not been terminated and the person who has physical custody of
the children have been named as parties to this action.
15. The best interest and permanent welfare of the
children will be served by granting the relief requested because
the mother continuously refuses to provide a means or schedule of
regular partial custody for father and children, Father has been
attempting to seek amicable reg~lar partial custody for the
emotional well-being of him and his children, Father also pays
regular support for the children. Mother has continuously refused
a regular schedule for partial custody and will not conform to any
amicable agreement nor enter into a written agreement or
stipulation of partial custody. Father cannot further tolerate
mother I s use of the children I s custody as a tool to aggravate,
punish and/or control him and requests the court intervene.
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3. Father shall have the following holidays: Memorial Day
weekend, and Christmas Eve day from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
4. Mother shall have the following holidays: Easter Sunday,
Labor Day, and Christmas Day.
5. The parties will alternate Thanksgiving with Mother having
Thanksgiving in 1997 and all odd.numbered years thereafter and
Father shall have Thanksgiving in 1998 and all even.numbered years
thereafter. This period of partial custody and visitation shall be from
9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
6. Mother shall have the children on Mother's Day and Father
shall have the children on Father's Day. These periods of partial
custody and visitation shall be from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
7. Each party will be entitled to three (3) weeks of summer
vacation with the children. Father's weeks of summer vacation shall
occur such that he has one week in June, and two weeks in August.
These two weeks in August may be consecutive and uninterrupted.
Father is to provide Mother with notice by May 1 st of each year of the
weeks in which he chooses to exercise these three weeks of vacation
with the children, and Mother shall notify Father by June 1 st of each
year of the weeks in which she intends to exercise these periods of
vacation.
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KENNETH LEE BEERS,
Plaintiff
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
vs.
NO, 890 Civil 1997
STACEY MARIE HIGGINS,
Defendant
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
CUSTODY
COMPLAINT FOR PRIMARY PHYSICAL CUSTODY
AND NOW, this..;:J,!J day of June 2002, comes the Plaintiff, Kenneth Lee
Beers, by his Attorney, Arthur K. Dils, Esquire, and respectfully requests the
following:
I. Your Plaintiff is Kenneth Lee Beers, an adult individual, age 35 years,
who currently resides at 4 Ankajan Drive, Duncannon, Perry County,
Pennsylvania 17020,
2. The Defendant is Stacey Marie Higgins, an adult individual, age 33
years, who currently resides at 3 Center Street, Enola, Cumberland
County, Pennsylvania 17025.
3. The Plaintiff and Defendant were previously married on May 7, 1988,
and as a result of said marriage, two children were born, namely, Kurtis
Lee Beers, born March 26, 1990, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Kara
Lynn Beers, born October 12, 1992, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
9. There has been a prior action as indicated by the above docket number,
at which time the Defendant, Stacey Marie Higgins, was granted primary
physical custody of the minor children.
WHEREFORE, your Plaintiff, Kenneth Lee Beers, by his Attorney, Arthur
K. Oils, Esquire, respectfully prays your Honorable Court to grant him primary
physical custody of his children.
Respectfully submitted,
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Arthur K. Oils, Esquire
1017 North Front Street
Harrisburg, P A 17102
(717) 232.9724
J.D. No. 07056
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO, 97-890 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN CUSTODY
KENNETH LEE BEERS,
v,
STACEY MARIE HIGGINS,
Defendant
CUSTODY CONCILIATION SUMMARY REPORT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CUMBERLAND COUNTY RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
1915.3-8, the undersigned Custody Conciliator submits the following report:
1, The pertinent information concerning the children who are the subject of this
litigation is as follows:
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
CURRENTLY IN THE CUSTODY OF
Kurtis Lee Beers
Kara Lynn Beers
March 26, 1990
October 12, 1992
Mother
Mother
2, A Custody Conciliation Conference was held on July 29, 2002 pursuant to
Father's Petition of June 28, 2002 seeking primary custody. Present for the conference
were the Father, Kenneth Lee Beers, and his counsel, Arthur K, Oils, Esquire; the Mother,
Stacey Marie Higgins, and her counsel, Michael 0, Rentschler, Esquire,
3, The children are presently in the custody of Mother, Father petitioned to
modify custody during the school year to grant him primary physical custody because of the
following concerns and allegations: The Mother drinks to excess and works at a bar nearby
her home, Mother is giving the child too much Ritalin which Is causing him to be sedated
and lethargic, Mother's estranged husband is coming around late at night and making so
much noise outside that it is disturbing the oldest child, Mother uses offensive language
around the children, the children are upset about Mother's boyfriend is staying overnight at
the home frequently, Mother has left the children unsupervised, and because of the
combination of the lack of supervision and proximity to the bar he fears for the children's
safety. He believes Mother does not provide adequate assistance with homework resulting
in poor school performance,
4, Mother's position on custody is that custody should remain as It Is presently
structured, She works inside the home as a medical transcriptionist and believes she Is
better suited to care for the children who have been in her primary custody for
approximately nine (9) years. Mother states that she quit working at the bar approximately
NO, 97-890 CIVIL TERM
two (2) weeks ago. She denies that she has been drinking to excess and says she makes a
point of not drinking when the children are in her care. She has acknowledged that she left
the children by themselves for brief periods of lime but points out that the oldest child Is 12
years old, She states that the parties oldest child has failed four (4) major subjects three (3)
out of four (4) marking periods last school year, She attributes this to the child's refusal to
take the Ritalin which has been prescribed for him. Father and paternal grandfather object
to the use of stimulant medications. Mother would like to retain primary custody during the
school year and would like to eliminate the overnights during the school week.
5. Issues upon which the parties agreed: That the parties should share custody
during the summer on a week-on week-off basis,
6. There will be no custody evaluation in this case, Therefore, the matter may be
set for trial without the need to delay the scheduling of a hearing pending the outcome of an
evaluation,
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Melissa Peel Greevy, E quire
Custody Conciliator
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