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Home My WebLink About98-03398 ';J' :;:, ~I ' '-' . ::x- ".., " ~ c:b c:r ~: ~I <:)' ',1 ~i ~! I , I ~1 \ ~I ~I . .~ , "). ~;;~.~i':"': '\.... ",>' l' ",,,:. ~ \ \ I \ , I J '/ , I I I I I I I i { I I I", I \ \ I \J! ,I I I :-1 I .~ I I CJ I I Do! I ~! C'lJj /Y)i , I ~! , ~; j ,!.lUG a 1 1998(1~ \' DIANE M, PErlYJOIIN. Plaintiff IN TilE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERI.AND COUNTY, PENNSYI,V ANIA v CIVil, AC'1'I0N - LA W MMES E, PETTYJOHN. Dcfendant NO: 3398 CIVIL 1998 IN CUSTODY COURT ORI>ER g-f-"t AND NOW, this;) day of A (...li . 1998. the Conciliator being advised that the parties have rcachcd an agrccmcnt. the con dlator relmqUlshesjurisdiction. BY THE COURT, t/)!sI-'P J. (~ ) L"I: t.l. I ~.; ~:" ~ ,'., . 1i:: (~;;_: (';'. (!-; I! ! ' \.i. rYS510 cumberlond County prothonotary's Office Civil Case Inquiry 1998 _ 0 3 :.\.qjl PE'r'l'Y,JOIIN D I ANI' M (vs) PE'I"rY JOliN Hefe::ence No..: Case Type,....! COMPLAINT - DIVOHCE ,Judgment. . . . . . , .00 Judge Assigned: GUIDO EDWAHD I' Disposed DesC.: ____________ Case comments ------------- .1 AMI,S I' Filed. . . . . . . , : 'I'ime........, : Execution Date .Iury 'I'rial..,. Disposed Date. lIigher crt 1,: Higher crt 2,: Page 1 I .{'JO \ ct fW)~ \A(; 6/18/1998 2:16 0/00/0000 0/00/0000 ******************************************************************************** General Index Attorney Info PETTYJOHN DIANE M PLAINTIFF KAYEH JAMES J 629 NORTH HANOVER S'I'REET AP'l' 4 CARLISLE PA 17013 PETTYJOHN JAMES E DEFENDANT 629 NORTH HANOVER STREET AP'l' 4 CARLISLE PA 17013 ******************************************************************************** * Date Entries * ******************************************************************************** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - FIRST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COMPLAINT - DIVORCE ------------------------------------------------------------------- EMERGENCY PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF UNDER pA RCp 1915.13 ADDITIONAL COUNT - CUSTODY ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER OF COURT - DATED 6/22/98 - IN RE EMERGENCY PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF UNDER pA RCp 1915.13 - DEFENDANT TO RETURN THE CHILD TO PLAINTIFF IMMEDIATELY - HEARING 6/26/98 8:15 AM CR 5 - BY EDWARD E GUIDO J - COpy MAILED 6/22/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE BY MAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITION FOR CUSTODY ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER OF COURT - DATED 6/29/98 - IN RE PETITION FOR CUSTODY - pREHEARING CUSTODY CONFERENCE 7/24/98 9 AM 4TH FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE - BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ CUSTODY CONFERENCE - NOTICE AND COPIES MAILED 7/1/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE BY MAIL ------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER OF COURT - DATED 6/30/98 - IN RE EMERGENCY PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF - BY EDWARD E GUIDO J - COPIES MAILED 7/10/98 ------------------------------------------------------------------- COURT ORDER _ DATED 8/28/98 - RELINQUISHES JURISDICTION - BY HUBERT X GILROY ESQ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - LAST ENTRY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6/18/1998 6/22/1998 6/22/1998 6/24/1998 6/22/1998 7/01/1998 7/08/1998 7/10/1998 9/01/1998 ******************************************************************************** * Escrow Information * * Fees & Debits Beq Ba1 pvmts/Adi End Ba1 * ********************************~*********************************************** DIVORCE TAX ON CMpLT SETTI,EMENT MASTER'S FEE DIV PA SURCHG JCp FEE ADD'L COUNTS JCp FEE CUSTODY FEE CUSTODY FEE-CO 35,00 35.00 ,50 .50 5,00 5,00 125.00 125,00 10.00 10,00 5.00 5,00 10.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 4.00 1.00 1.00 ------------------------ 200.50 200.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 ,00 ------------ .00 ******************************************************************************** * End of Case Information * DIANE M. PETTYJOHN, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA v, NO, 9B - 339B CIVIL ACTION LAW CIVIL TERM JAMES E. PETTYJOHN, Defendant IN CUSTODY EMERGENCY PETITION FOR SPECIAL RELIEF UNDER Pa.R.C.P. 1915,13 COMES NOW, the Petitioner, DIANE M, PETTYJOHN, through her attorneys, Kayer & Brown, and who does hereby aver as follows: 1. The Petitioner, DIANE M. PETTYJOHN is an adult individual residing at 629 North Hanover Street, Apt, 4, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17013, 2, The Respondent in this action, JAMES E. PETTYJOHN, is an adult individual residing at 629 North Hanover Street, Apt. 4, Carlisle, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 17013. 3. The Petitioner in this action has concurrently filed with this Petition, a Complaint for Custody of one child, Veronica Marie Pettyjohn, date of birth March 13, 1996. The Petitioner is the mother of the child and has lived with her her entire life, 4. The Respondent is the father of the subject child. 5. There is no prior Court Order or agreement pertaining to the custody of the child. 6. Petitioner and Respondent reside together at the same address at 629 North Hanover Street, Apt, 4, CarliSle, Pennsylvania, to date. 7, Respondent has planned a trip to Texas to occur on June 25, 199B. 8. The Respondent has seized the parties' child and advised her by telephone to her place of employment that he shall not allow her to have further access to the child. 9. Petitioner believes and therefore avers that Respondent shall take the child with him to Texas, thereby removing the child from the jurisdiction of this Court. 10. Respondent took these actions as retaliation to a divorce commenced by Petitioner and served upon him on June 20, 1998. 11. Petitioner has been the primary caretaker of the minor child since her birth. 12. It is Petitioner's intention for the child to remain in the same home to promote her stability. 13. The best interest and welfare of the child will be served by granting the relief requested because the Respondent has threatened to deprive the mother access to the child and represents a flight risk, Irreparable harm could result if Respondent removes the child from the Commonwealth of pennsylvania, and from the mother. WHEREFORE, the Petitioner requests this Honorable Court to grant an Order preventing Respondent from removing the child from the Commonwealth of pennsylvania and requiring him to turn the child over to petitioner pending further hearing of this Court. Respectfully submitted, KAYER & BROWN /1 / I I ",,)/ James J. ay r, Esquire /; sup,reme I.. I.D. #50838 4 EJst L' erty Avenue Carlisle, PA 17013 (7i7) 243-7922 Attorney for Plaintiff Date: June 22, 1998 VERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS I have read the statements made in this document and to the extent that it is based upon infomlation which has been given to me it is truc and corrcct to thc bcst of my ).,..nowledgc, infoIT11ation and belicf. I have executed tltis documcnt on bchalf of my client who is cUlTcmly unavailable to cxccutc a verification. 1.11e Dcfcndant's signed vcrification shall be submitted to the court at a later date. I understand that false statcmcnts herein are made subjcct to thc penalties of PA, C.S. Scction 4908, relating to unsworn falsification to authorities. Dated: 1/ Z 2-- , 1998 DIANE M. PE'n'YJOHN, Plaintiff : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA vs. : CIVIL ACTION - LAW : NO. 98 - ) j '} r CIVIL TERM JAMES E. PETTYJOHN, Defendant : IN DIVORCE NOTICE TO DEFEND AND CLAIM RIGHTS YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT, If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take prompt action. You arc warned that if you fail to do so, the case may proceed without you and a decree of divorce or annulment lIlay be entered against you by the Court. A judgment may also be entered against you for any other claim or relief requested in these papers by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you, including custody or visitation of your children. When the grounds for divorce is indignities or irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, you may request marriage counselling. A list of marriage counselors is available in the Prothonotary's Office at the Cumberland County Courthouse, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF PROPERTY, LAWYER'S FEES OR EXPENSES, BEFORE A DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT IS GRANTEn, YOU MAY LOSE THE RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY OF THEM. 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. Cumberland County Bar Association 2 Liberty A venue Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 Telephone (717) 249-3166 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 The Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County is required by law to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For infonnation about accessible facilities and reasonable accommodations available to disabled individuals having business before the court, please contact our office. All arrangements must be made at least 72 hours prior to any hearing or business before the court, You must attend the scheduled conference or hearing. James 1. Kayer, Esquire Attorney for Plaintiff Liberty Loft 4 East Liberty A venue Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 243-7922 .. "", r . ., l' ~' . . . . ' , . :: ~, : '......,. ' 7./.rJf tLI ~$ ;U/?/-l Z; c~ ~~ 7./. ff '7:Jv~; /U~~~ ~ ~ _ 7./ . flf &ht ~cp,~/ -?k 71. .0'~.7 /.A. 5. The father of the James E. pettyjohn, 629 North Hanover Street, Apt. 4, Carlisle, pennsylvania 17013. He is married. He will be relocating to a new home within three (3) days. 6. The relationship of Plaintiff to the child is that of father. The Plaintiff currently resides with the following person (8) : Name Relationship None (as of June 25, 1998) 7. The relationship of the defendant to the child is that of mother. The Defendant currently resides with child and the following person(s) : Name Relationship Unknown 8. Plaintiff has not participated as a party or witness, or in another capacity, in other litigation concerning the custody of the child in this or another court. Plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding concerning the child pending in a court of this Commonwealth. plaintiff does not know of a person not a party to the proceedings who has physical custody of the child or claims to have custody or visitation rights with respect to the child. 9. The best interests and permanent welfare of the child will be served by granting temporary primary physical custody of the child to the plaintiff as the Defendant is a flight risk. Defendant has warned plaintiff on several occasions that should she undertake any action to pursue her custody rights, that he would take the child from Plaintiff, and he plans on leaving for Texas on June 25, 1998. Granting Plaintiff temporary custody of the child until a Hearing on the merits in this c..... ."-.. ., l~ ~:!'. i \~, I ,,'0',,/ .;..".;, I ,,';/\ " ,\ '~ . [ r'o '11:> 1 J'i .,". I '_ '.' .1 ; .' ""- ?-/$ 'OcJ ttd. {t~ IJ/,.;.<..t",,-.t 4 &r-e 1/f (:JtJ '1ftJi'td IMI"--fJ.!C' ~ a:If kr 5'N Otl tal'i /..Ad/ .':"-t-<,. 71.~~ # 5. On or about July 13,2000, Respondent vacated the marital apartment and Respondent also removed the minor child I'\\)\ll the marital apartment without the Petitioner's consent and relocatcd to Lackawanna County. 6. Respondent has takcn these actions as retaliation to the pending divorce and Respondent has taken action which indicates shc will continue to impede any regular contact betwcen thc child und the father, the Petitioner herein. 7. Petitioner has becn the primary caretaker of the minor child since ber hirth. 8. It is the petitioncr's intention for the child to return to Cumberland County and to re\llllin in the same home that she has heretofore resided in order to promote stability and contact with her fllther, the child's primary caretaker. 9. The relocation 01' the child without court approval or consent of the Petitioner and is against the best interest and wcll[\I'c of the child. 10. The best intcrcst and welfare of the child would be served by granting the relief requested because the Respondcnt has. in her unilateral actions deprived the minor child from Petitioner, the child's primary caretakcr and such action will cause irreparable harm to the close bond that Petitioner has with his daughter. 11. Unlike Respondent, Petitioner will encourage close contact between the minor ehild and the Respondent, non-eustodial parcnt, and will provide reasonable alterna.tive periods of partiul cllstody whereby Petitioner will mect Respondent halfway between Carlisle, Pennsylvalliu IInd LuekuWllnll1l County on alternating weekends and thereby share in the tmvel involved in the cllstody exchun[!e. , '- 0J . (I:; c E; .::. ~5~ :..~ U.l ~;~; -,~ , . O2" () '- .oJ_ ~:~;~ h....( H~ ~; tl.. (:5 ~:o :':>(,') ,', ~, 'f.) . : ~J :::: '-' '" :_~; I.! 0_ :~.~.jto , , LL' ~;:l (1. ::-:. (.I) t.!~ a ::5 0 CI () \ DIANE M. PErrYJOHN. Plaintiff IN TIlE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY,I'ENNSYLV ANIA v CIVIL ACTION. LA W ~ JAMES E. PETTYJOHN, Defendant NO. 9l!.339l! CIVIL IN CUSTODY Prior Judge: Edward E. Guido CONCILIATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIL RULE OF PROCEDURE 1915.3-8(b), the lII1dersigned ClIstody Conciliator submits the followillg report: I. The pertinent information pertaining to the child who is the subject of this litigation is as follows: Veronica Marie Pettyjohn, born March 13, 1996, 2. A Conciliation Conference was held on September 15, 2000, with the following individuals in attelldance: The Mother, Diane M. Pettyjohn, with her counsel, Alan B. Jones, Esquire; and the Father, James E. Pettyjohn, with his counsel, Lisa Marie Coyne, Esquire. 3. The parties agree to the entry of an order in the form as attached. ~ If! 00 ATE C!tJ-l/ HlIbert X. Gilroy, Esquir ClIstody Conciliator WHEREFORE, the Petitioner, Lisa Marie Coyne, Esquire, to withdrawal as legal counsel of record for the defelldant RespeetfuIly submitted: COYNE & COYNE, P.C. '1 ._".. .., -, -.-'P"',~ "'-',U"',:;,'~'," .. 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PETTYJOHN, Plaintiff IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF : CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA V5. : NO. 98-3398 CIVIL TERM JAMES E. PETTYJOHN, Defendant : CIVIL ACTION - DIVORCE/CUSTODY CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I, LISA MARIE COYNE, ESQUIRE, hereby certify that I have, on the below date, caused a true and correct eopy of A RULE TO SHOW CAUSE, dated May 30, 2001 to be served upon the person named below by way of first class mail, postage prepaid: COYNE & COYNE, P,C, Q - " ,- -.' c. c ".~ , .., , -. - ._, ~ '- '- - ..- , , r--:. '.:.;. , - '- c , " ~ - '" ;:~ - -=: ......: - , " r-j~ t._ .. ~~ =< :.;l :::J (=' -< Mr. James Pettyjohn 629 N. Hanover Street Carlisle, P A 17013 Dated: Ilr, ep\ ( '-^- , LI A MARIE COYNE, ES o I Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011-4227 (717) 737-0464 Pa. S. Ct. No. 53788 Petitioner If l\ k ; kf f( DIANE M. PETTY,IOHN, Plaintiff : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : CUM8ERLANI> COUNTY,PA : NO. 98-3398 CIVIL TERM VS. JAMES E.PETTYJOHN, Defendant : CIVIL ACTION--DlVORCE/CUSTODY PRAECIPE TO THE PROTHONOTARY: Pursuant to Judge Guido's Rule Absolllte, dated July 9, 2001, killdly Ilote that the undersigned hereby withdraws as counsel for the defelldant herein, SlIbmilled by: COYNE & COYNE, P,C, '1vv Lisa Marie Coyne, 3901 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011-4227 (717) 737-0464 Pa. Supreme Ct. No, 53788