HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-04490JERRY H. CANTOR,
Plaintiff
v.
TUSSY C. TATAGIBA,
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 01- O'~I y90 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION -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 are warned that if you fail to
do so, the case will proceed without you and a decree in divorce or annulment may 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 ground for the divorce is indignities or irretrievable breakdown of the
marriage, you may request marriage counseling. A list of marriage counselors is
available in the Office of the Prothonotary at the First Floor, Cumberland County
Courthouse, South Hanover Street, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013.
IF YOU DO NOT FILE A CLAIM FOR ALIMONY, DIVISION OF MARITAL
PROPERTY, LAWYER'S FEES, OR EXPENSES BEFORE A DIVORCE IS GRANTED,
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 Avenue
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717)249-3166
JERRY H. CANTOR,
Plaintiff
v.
TUSSY C. TATAGIBA,
Defendant
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 01- CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION -DIVORCE
COMPLAINT IN DIVORCE UNDER SECTION 3301(c)
OF THE DIVORCE CODE
1. Plaintiff is Jerry H. Cantor, an adult individual, currently residing at 3802
Harness Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
2. Defendant is Tussy C. Tatagiba, an adult individual, currently residing at
3802 Harness Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
3. Plaintiff and Defendant are bonafide residents of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and have been so for at least six months immediately previous to the filing
of this complaint.
4. Plaintiff and Defendant were married on January 18, 1988 in Toronto,
Canada.
5. There have been no prior actions for divorce or annulment between the
parties.
6. The Defendant is not a member of the Armed Forces of the United States
of America, or its Allies.
7. The Plaintiff has been advised of the availability of counseling and the
right to request that the Court require the parties to participate in counseling. Knowing
this, the Plaintiff does not desire that the Court require the parties to participate in
counseling.
8. Plaintiff is a citizen of Canada.
9. Defendant is a citizen of Brazil .
10. The parties have lived separate and apart since February 2001 and
continue to live separate and apart as of the date of this Complaint.
11. The parties' marriage is irretrievably broken.
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12. Plaintiff desires a divorce based upon the belief that Defendant will, after
ninety days from the date of the filing of this Complaint, consent to this divorce.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests your Honorable Court to enter a decree in
divorce.
COUNT II
CUSTODY
13. Paragraphs 1 through 11 are incorporated herein by reference as if set
forth in their full text.
13. Plaintiff is Jerry H. Cantor, an adult individual whose residence is at 3802
Harness Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
14. Defendant is Tussy C. Tatagiba, an adult individual whose residence is at
3802 Harness Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
15. Plaintiff seeks custody of his child Bryan Jonah Cantor, born May 31,
1988, currently residing at 3802 Harness Lane, Camp Hill, Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania.
16. The child is presently in the custody of Plaintiff and Defendant.
17. Since the child's birth, the child has resided at the following addresses:
Name Address Dates
Mother & Father 1073 Park View 1995-
Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1997
Mother & Father 82 Campania Crescent July 1997 -
Toronto, Canada August 2000
Mother & Father 927 Willcliff Drive August 2000
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 January 2001
Mother & Father 3802 Harness Lane January 2001
Camp Hill, PA 17011 Current
18. The relationship of the Plaintiff to the child is that of natural father.
19. The relationship of the Defendant to the child is that of natural mother.
20. The Plaintiff has not participated as a party or in any other capacity, in
other litigation concerning the custody of the child in this or any other Court.
21. Plaintiff has no information of a custody proceeding concerning the child
pending in a Court of this Commonwealth.
22. The best interest and permanent welfare of the child will be served by
granting the relief requested because the Plaintiff is the primary care giver with respect
to the child.
23. The child has repeatedly expressed a desire to remain in Camp Hill; that
desire was repeated July 19, 2001.
24. Each parent whose parental rights to the child have not been terminated
and the person who has physical custody of the child have been named as parties to
this action. No other persons are known to have or claim to have any right to custody or
visitation of the child other than the parties to this action.
25. Defendant, natural Mother, is a habitual gambler who consumes whatever
financial resources she can for the satisfaction of here addiction at the cost of absenting
herself from the child, unreasonably burdening household resources, and causing
material deprivation to the child.
26. Natural Father's immigration status is on a three (3) year work permit;
Defendant, natural Mother is classified as an L2 Visa.
27. On more than one occasion the Defendant has left the child at home from
3:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. in order to satisfy her insatiable appetite for gambling.
28. Plaintiff has performed the majority of childcare and nurturing of the child.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff requests your Honorable Court to provide shared legal custody
to both parents and primary physical custody to the Plaintiff, natural Father.
Respectfully Submitted
~ TORO LAW FFICES
Date alen R. Waltz, Esq it
28 South Pitt Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717)245-9688
Attorney for Plaintiff
VERIFICATION
I verify that the statements made in the foregoing Divorce and Custody
Complaint are true and correct. I understand that false statements herein made are
subject to the penalties of Pa.C.S. §4904 relating to unsworn falsification to authorities.
07-31- 91
Date
H. Cantor
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I served a true and correct copy of the Divorce and Custody
', Complaint upon Tussy C. Tatagiba, Defendant, by personal service on the 25"' day of
July 2001, from Carlisle, Pennsylvania, addressed as follows:
Tussy C. Tatagiba
3802 Harness Lane
Camp HiIB, PA 17011
TURD LAW OFFICES
alen R. Waltz, Es
28 South Pitt Stre
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717)245-9688
Attorney for Plaintiff
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JERRY H. CANTOR,
Plaintiff
v.
TUSSY C. TATAGIBA,
Defendant
TO THE PROTHONOTARY:
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
NO. 01-4490 CIVIL TERM
CIVIL ACTION -DIVORCE
PRAECIPE
Please settle, withdraw and discontinue the above-captioned matter on behalf of
the Plaintiff.
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Respectfully Submitted
TURO LAW OFFICES
Galen R. Waltz,
28 South Pitt et
Carlisle, PA 17013
(717)245-9688
Attorney for Plaintiff
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